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sight unseen

without seeing or examining something first He purchased the Longfellow manuscript sight unseen from a collector in Houston.

See also: sight, unseen

sight unseen

Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen. This seeming oxymoron-how can a sight, which means something seen, be not seen?-dates from the late 1800s.

See also: sight, unseen

sight unseen

Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.

See also: sight, unseen