blinkard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblɪŋkə(ɹ)d/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- (obsolete) One with bad eyes.
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A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot.
For I was of Christ's choosing, I God's knight, No blinkard heathen stumbling for scant light; I can well see, for all the dusty days Gone past, the clean great time of goodly fight.
1862-1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Laus Veneris:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blinkards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |