"quadruple bluff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadruple bluffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadruple bluff (plural quadruple bluffs)
  1. The next bluff in sequence after a double bluff and a triple bluff Categories (topical): Four
    Sense id: en-quadruple_bluff-en-noun-mg5MzYwz Disambiguation of Four: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 84 16

Verb

Forms: quadruple bluffs [present, singular, third-person], quadruple bluffing [participle, present], quadruple bluffed [participle, past], quadruple bluffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} quadruple bluff (third-person singular simple present quadruple bluffs, present participle quadruple bluffing, simple past and past participle quadruple bluffed)
  1. To perform a quadruple bluff
    Sense id: en-quadruple_bluff-en-verb-ZZFRIDwg

Inflected forms

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