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blinder

/ˈblaɪndə/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. (of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
  2. (of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
  3. Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
  4. Of a place, having little or no visibility.
  5. Closed at one end; having a dead end
  6. Having no openings for light or passage.
  7. Something that blinds.
  8. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
  9. A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
  10. An exceptional performance.
  11. A bout of heavy drinking, a bender.
  12. To fit (a horse) with blinders.
  13. (by extension) To obstruct the vision of.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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