Obs. rare. [ad. L. andābata a Roman gladiator who fought on horseback in a helmet without eye-holes; of unkn. orig., but generally assumed to be ad. Gr. ἀναβάτης a rider.] A hoodwinked gladiator. Hence fig. One who is hoodwinked or blindfolded.
a. 1564. Becon, New Year’s Gift, Wks. 1843, 331. With what eyes do these owls and blind andabates look upon the holy scriptures?
