gravel-blind

gravel-blind
grav·el-blind 'grav-əl-.blīnd adj having very weak vision

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  • gravel-blind — /grav euhl bluynd /, adj. Literary. more blind or dim sighted than sand blind and less than stone blind. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

  • gravel-blind — /ˈgrævəl blaɪnd/ (say gravuhl bluynd) adjective more blind or dim sighted than sand blind and less than stone blind …  

  • gravel-blind — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having very weak vision : being almost blind compare sand blind …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravel-blind — adjective Etymology: suggested by sand blind Date: 1596 having very weak vision …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gravel-blind — grav′el blind adj. sts having dim vision • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

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