Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of blinker
nounblinkers pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA 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 - pluralplural onlyslangSpectacles.
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of blinker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses.
Translations
French œillères
- œillèreshorse's eye shields
Greek παρωπίδες
- παρωπίδες (paropídes)horse's eye shields
Norwegian skylapper
- skylapperhorse's eye shields
Polish szory
- szoryhorse's eye shields
Russian шо́ры
- шо́ры (šóry)horse's eye shields
Spanish orejeras, anteojeras
- orejerashorse's eye shields
- anteojerashorse's eye shields
- tapaojoshorse's eye shields
Swedish skygglappar
- skygglapparhorse's eye shields
Welsh ffrwyn ddall, ffrwyn dywyll
- ffrwyn ddallhorse's eye shields
- ffrwyn dywyllhorse's eye shields
Cite this entry
APA
blinkers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkers
MLA
“blinkers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkers. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blinkers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkers.
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