the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.
n. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person who blinks or sees imperfectly; one who squints.
n. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star which appears and disappears.
n. One who lacks intellectual perception.
n. One who wilfully shuts his eyes to what is happening; one who blinks facts.
Word Usage
"But the Don would not be pacified; and walked out, calling himself an ass and a blinkard for having demeaned himself to such a company, forgetting that he had brought it on himself."