"gravel-blind" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: By analogy with sand-blind ("partly blind") and stone-blind ("entirely blind"), with the latter also formed by analogy. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gravel-blind (not comparable)
  1. More than partially blind, but not completely blind. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Vision Related terms: sand-blind, stone-blind

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