Dictionary entry

Hoodwink

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Hood″wink (ho͝od″wĭṉk), v. t. [Hood + wink.] 1. To blind by covering the eyes.

We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak.

2. To cover; to hide. Shak.

3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. “Hoodwinked with kindness.” Sir P. Sidney.