quick as winking en · ADV
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(not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Synonym of quick as a wink.
And then I got a shock, for a couple of ragged patriots standing close by, leaned over as Elliot moved, their eyes shining viciously, and quick as winking out came their pops, and I saw them ready and willing, yes, darned anxious to shoot.
1916, Adventure, volume 13, numbers 1-3, page 129: