Noah Webster
Bluff
BLUFF, adjective [Eng.leap, from shooting forward.]surly; blustering.
BLUFF, noun A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea; a high bank presenting a steep front.
BLUFF'-BOWED, adjective [bluff and bow.] Having broad and flat bows.
BLUFF'-HEADED, adjective [bluff and head.] Having an upright stem.