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BLINDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blinder mean?
• BLINDER (noun)
The noun BLINDER has 1 sense:
1. blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
Familiarity information: BLINDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("blinder" is a kind of...):
blind; screen (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)
Derivation:
blind (render unable to see)
Context examples
There will be enough for every hope and every fear; and though my attachment to none can equal that of a parent, it suits my ideas of comfort better than what is warmer and blinder.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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