Assertion: nod | /r/HasProperty | good
Facets:
value: as a wink
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
text: A nod is as good as a wink
text: A nod is as good as a wink' expresses the idea that, to a person who is ready to understand or undertake something, any subtle signalling of it is sufficient.
text: The longer version of the phrase is 'a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse'.
text: Citations from that period use the form 'a nod is as good as a wink etc.', which clearly indicates that the later usage was simply a shorthand way of writing the original.