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blinkers

British  
/ ˈblɪŋkəz /

plural noun

  1. Usual US and Canadian word: blinders(sometimes singular) leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways vision

  2. a slang word for goggle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Horses are given blinkers near the outside to their eyes to help focus a horse’s attention on what’s in front of them and not what’s going on around them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2023

“I’ll keep the blinkers on, put on the hat and just get in the ring.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2023

In June last year, a Chinese navy vessel flashed blue lights and blinkers at a Philippine coastguard tugboat, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2023

“Them blinkers make him think people is little?”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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