winker

[ wing-ker ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that winks.

  2. a blinker or blinder for a horse.

  1. Informal. an eyelash or an eye.

Origin of winker

1
First recorded in 1540–50; wink1 + -er1

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How to use winker in a sentence

  • She pulled her hoss down to a standstill; and them long eye-winkers of hern lifted straight up into the air, she was so surprised.

    Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor Gates
  • It war a big four wheel consarn, with a canvas top, and about as putty a consarn for family use as ever I sot my winkers on.

  • I also found my eye-lashes frozen together, and I lost several winkers in getting rid of those solidified tears.

    The Prairie Wife | Arthur Stringer
  • The ass drew the creel of turf more briskly, shook his winkers and swished his tail.

    Waysiders | Seumas O'Kelly
  • The conductor nodded: "The best way is this—take hold of the winkers."

    Excuse Me! | Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for winker

winker

/ (ˈwɪŋkə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that winks

  2. US and Canadian slang, English dialect an eye, eyelash, or eyelid

  1. another name for blinker (def. 1)

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