blind bargain
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I'll ne'er buy a blind bargain, or a pig in a pock.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
Poke, pōk, n. a bag: a pouch.—A pig in a poke, a blind bargain, as of a pig bought without being seen.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
In short, I concluded my blind bargain, and in the month of June, prepared to start to visit my estate.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
If I get paradise when my time comes, I can't help myself; but I'll venture nothing before-hand, upon a blind bargain.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Sir Walter Scott
And for once I'll make a blind bargain with you.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
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