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Scheuklappe

German, noun/ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapə/

Scheuklappe is a German feminine noun meaning “blinder, blinker (screen attached to a horse's bridle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sichtschutz für Pferde, um das Aufschrecken zu verhindern”.

What does Scheuklappe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineblinder, blinker (screen attached to a horse's bridle)

  2. 2

    feminineblinker, narrow-mindedness

    Scheuklappen tragen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sichtschutz für Pferde, um das Aufschrecken zu verhindern 2. Unaufgeschlossenheit gegenüber Tatsachen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Scheuklappe

  • Scheuklappen plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Scheuklappe?

  • /ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapə/
  • [ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Scheuklappe

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.