WINKER

winker, blinker, blinder

(noun) blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side

winker

(noun) a person who winks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

winker (plural winkers)

A screen attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal preventing it from being able to see things to its side.

Somebody who winks; somebody who connives.

(UK, colloquial) An eye.

(US, colloquial) An eyelash.

The winking membrane of a bird's eye; the winking muscle.

A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, controlling variations of wind pressure.

A player of the game of tiddlywinks.

Synonym: tiddlywinker

Synonyms

• (screen attached to the bridle of a horse): blinder, blinker

Anagrams

• Kerwin, Wrekin

Source: Wiktionary


Wink"er, n.

1. One who winks. Pope.

2. A horse's blinder; a blinker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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