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 Hislop, Alexander

Jean makes no blind bargain, a fact which detracts somewhat from the interest.

From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gerould, Gordon Hall

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 Scott, Walter, Sir

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 Scott, Walter, Sir

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