different between blindfold vs hotcockles

English

Etymology

From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind +? felled.

Noun

blindfold (plural blindfolds)

1. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.

   I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.

2. Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).

Translations

Adjective

blindfold (not comparable)

1. Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
2. Thoughtless; reckless.

Adverb

blindfold (not comparable)

1. With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.

Verb

blindfold (third-person singular simple present blindfolds, present participle blindfolding, simple past and past participle blindfolded)

1. To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.

   Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata.

2. To obscure understanding or comprehension.

Translations

References

• “blindfold”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Etymology

From hot +? cockle, perhaps corrupted from knuckle. Compare French main chaude (“hot hand”), referring to the same game.

Noun

hotcockles (uncountable)

1. A children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to guess who hit him.