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blinkers

noun

  1. plural plural of blinker

noun

  1. plural, plural only 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. ‘Here, young’un! Get a hold of those blinkers, shove that collar on, and bring me the harness over there.’

    Similar: blinders, bumbles, winkers

  2. plural, plural only A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
  3. plural, plural only, slang Spectacles.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of blinker

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noun horse's eye shields

Españolorejeras, anteojeras, tapaojos
Françaisœillères
Ελληνικάπαρωπίδες paropídes
Русскийшо́ры šóry

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@misc{blinkers_2026,
  title = {blinkers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blinkers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}