blinder

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Now Bush has spent us even blinder, and we will be tempted, yet again, to put our ideas and aspirations on hold for the sake of the country.

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  1. noun A pair of leather flaps attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision. Also called blinkers.
  2. noun Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment.

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  • THE Ultimate beef / dairy corral, blinder, chute, windbreak panel: 12 'Used Guardrail starts at $1.69 / ft.
  • Hope we stick by him because he put in a decent corss for Ade which should´ve been buried and was more of a threat without having a blinder, than Eboue has had this season. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • The righteous Democrats like the blinder mice across the aisle did not address the greater crisis within which exists the downward spiraling world economy. —  CounterPunch
  • Yep, the DH rule is my "blinder" issue, and nothing you say will ever change my thinking. —  ToughSledding
  • THE Ultimate beef / dairy corral, blinder, chute, windbreak panel: 12 Used Guardrail starts at $1.69 / ft. New $1.89 / ft. FOB Midwest.
 

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/ˈblaɪndər/
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