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Definition of "blinkers" [blinkers]

  • Plural form of blinker. (noun)
  • 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; blinders in (USA). (noun)
  • A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker. (verb)

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Use "blinkers" in a sentence
  • "It is a pity he goes in blinkers and cannot see us Germans as we are. '"
  • "First, a stiff heavy collar just on my neck, and a bridle with great side-pieces against my eyes called blinkers, and blinkers indeed they were, for I could not see on either side, but only straight in front of me; next, there was a small saddle with a nasty stiff strap that went right under my tail; that was the crupper."
  • "First, a stiff heavy collar just on my neck, and a bridle with great side-pieces against my eyes, called blinkers, and blinkers indeed they were, for I could not see on either side, but only straight in front of me; next there was a small saddle with a nasty stiff strap that went right under my tail; that was the crupper."