C16: from gravel + blind, formed on the model of sand-blind
gravel-blind in American English
(ˈgrævəlˌblaɪnd)
adjective
almost completely blind
Word origin
intens. synonym for sand-blind, partially blind
gravel-blind in American English
(ˈɡrævəlˌblaind)
adjective
literary
more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind
Word origin
[1590–1600]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dummy, jolt, tea, tube, volunteer