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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
win·kle       [wing-kuhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -kled, -kling. British
–noun
1.any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle.
–verb (used with object)
2.Informal. to pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually fol. by out).

[Origin: 1575–85; short for periwinkle]
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win·kle 1       (wĭng'kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Zoology
A periwinkle.

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win·kle 2       (wĭng'kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   win·kled, win·kling, win·kles Chiefly British
To pry, extract, or force from a place or position. Often used with out.


[From winkle1 (from the process of extracting periwinkles from their shells).]

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winkle 
edible mollusk, 1585, shortening of periwinkle (2).

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winkle

noun
1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: periwinkle
2. edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle

verb
1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: twinkle
2. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: flash
3. remove or displace from a position 

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Winkle

Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish, in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zo["o]l.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.

Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. canaliculata.

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winkle

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