What is to give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate. Swift called?
wink — To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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