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gravel-blind
[ grav-uhl-blahynd ]
/ ˈgræv əlˌblaɪnd /
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adjective Literary.
more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
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Origin of gravel-blind
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby gravel-blind
gravamen, grave, graveclothes, gravedigger, gravel, gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced, Gravely, graven
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British Dictionary definitions for gravel-blind
gravel-blind
adjective
literary almost entirely blind
Word Origin for gravel-blind
C16: from gravel + blind, formed on the model of sand-blind
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