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Meaning of blinkers

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blinkers

noun

Definitions

  1. Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.

  2. Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.

  3. Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.

  4. The eyelid.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put blinkers on.

    Example: The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.

noun

Definitions

  1. A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).

  2. A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.

  3. Spectacles.