2. Noun. (slang chiefly boxing) Eyes. ¹
3. Noun. mental soundness, wits, consciousness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daylights
1. daylight [v] - See also: daylight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daylights
Literary usage of Daylights
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"To darken one's daylights. To give one such a blow on the eyes with the list аз
to prevent seeing. ... daylights. The eyes, which let daylight into the ..."
2. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"daylights, eyes; "to darken his daylights," to give a person black eyes. ...
The toast-master in such cases cries " no daylights or ..."
3. The Slang Dictionary: Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast by John Camden Hotten (1865)
"daylights, eyes ; " to darken his daylights," to give a person black eyes. ...
The toast-master in such cases cries, " no daylights or ..."
4. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Astronomical Manuscripts Preserved by David Edwin Pingree (2003)
"Similar table, but giving half-daylights, for places where the ... Similar table
giving daylights for Kuruksetra where ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"If the lady says such another word to me, d—n me, I will darken her daylights.
Fielding, Amelia, 1. 10. 6. A name of the American spotted turbot, ..."
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