winker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who winks
noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side

From wink (“blinking of only one eye”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

“Shut your eyes tight,” replied Mr Button, “or Billy Winker will be dridgin’ sand in them. — The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
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
Clayley and Chane followed our example, the Irishman swearing loudly that it was a "burnin' shame to make a dacent Christyin dhrink like a horse in winkers." — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid

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