Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HOOD'-WINK, v.t. [hood and wink.]

1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hood-wink him. Shak.
2. To cover; to hide. For the prize I'll bring thee to, / Shall hood-wink this mischance. Shak.
3. To deceive by external appearances or disguise; to impose on. Sydney.