Winkers vs. Blinker
Winkers vs. Blinker
Test how βWinkersβ and βBlinkerβ look in your own writing.
Winkers
Term Ablocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA).
a fleece cover wrapped around the cheek strap of a racing bridle to limit the rear vision of racehorses.
Blinker
Term BAnything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.
Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
(rare) The eyelid.
(slang) A black eye.
(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
(transitive) To put blinkers on.
Example: βThe farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.β;
One who, or that which, blinks.
A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
Example: βNor bigots who but one way see,through blinkers of authority.β;
A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.
a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
put blinders on (a horse)
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