Definition of hoodwinks:
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
(n) :
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
(v) :
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (archaic) To hide or obscure.
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(n) :
(British, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.