half-blind

adjective

having a limited capacity to see

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A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

Often it means something is impossible.

It’s another way to agree with someone.

It serves as an apology.

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Words nearby half-blind

half-baked, half-ball, half bath, halfbeak, half binding, half-blind, half-blind joint, half blood, half-blooded, half-blue, half board

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Example sentences from the Web for half-blind

An old, half-blind woman stirred meal into a kettle of porridge, and to her Kit addressed himself.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
Half-blind Bryant Cavendish fired at sounds with an instinct that was supersensitive.
The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran Striker
It must be all good to us, whatever it may seem to our poor, half-blind hearts and eyes.
The Old Market-Cart|Mrs. F. B. Smith
A half-blind jab of his muzzle brought it tumbling to the ground.
Jan|A. J. Dawson

His half-blind daughter would do a little washing, and the landlord would allow her the use of the backyard.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill

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