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n. - Blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side; A person who opens and closes one or both eyes.

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  • Shop Gossip Ronaldo sold for £80m: Good bye to the "winker" So Manchester United have ju ..
  • That's not to say that the Portuguese 'winker' hasn't taken some inspiration from Mr Beckham over the years.
  • Remember how I used to be a chronic winker, dear diary?
  • Sarah Palin's Brown eye: Not the winker, but the stinker
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