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winkers

Syllables: wink·ersUK/ˈwɪŋkəz/US/ˈwɪŋkɚz/

winkers noun: blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA). Also the plural of winker.

Noun

winkers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA).
  2. (plural, plural-only) a fleece cover wrapped around the cheek strap of a racing bridle to limit the rear vision of racehorses.

Proper noun capitalized: Winkers

Winkers

  1. (plural) plural of Winker

Also used as

winkers is also the plural of winker.

Synonyms of winkers

Questions about winkers

What does winkers mean?
Winkers means blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA).
What part of speech is winkers?
Winkers can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce winkers?
Winkers is pronounced /ˈwɪŋkɚz/ (US).

Words near winkers in the dictionary

  1. Winkelmans
  2. Winkels
  3. Winkelses
  4. winker
  5. winkered
  6. winkers
  7. winketh
  8. Winkey
  9. Winkeys
  10. winkfest
  11. winkfests

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