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blinkers

blinkers is the plural of blinker.

blinkers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blinker.

Noun

blinkers pl (plural only)

  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.’1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 16
  2. (plural, plural-only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
  3. (plural, plural-only, slang) Spectacles.

Meaning of blinker

Noun

blinker (plural blinkers)

  1. Anything that blinks.
    • She was a frequent blinker, always on the verge of tears.
  2. (Australia, Northern-US, informal) The turn signal of an automobile.
  3. (in plural) A shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side.
    Synonyms:
    blinder, winker
  4. Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
    • This floor let not the vulgar tread, / Who worship only what they dread: / Nor bigots who but one way see, / Through blinkers of authority1732, Matthew Green, Grotto
  5. (rare) The eyelid.
  6. (slang) A black eye.
    • The next morning, Jimmy came home with a fat lip and a black eye. Flory rushed over to tend to him. “Ain't nothin'. Just a blinker... had a fight with a guy. […]2011, Mari Christie, Concrete Loyalties, page 419

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Synonyms of blinkers

Questions about blinkers

What does blinkers mean?
Blinkers means 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.
What is blinkers the plural of?
Blinkers is the plural of blinker.
What part of speech is blinkers?
Blinkers is a noun.

Words near blinkers in the dictionary

  1. blinker
  2. blinker fluid
  3. blinkerdom
  4. blinkered
  5. blinkering
  6. blinkers
  7. blinkest
  8. blinketh
  9. blinkie
  10. blinkies
  11. blinkily

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