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win⋅kle
[wing-kuh
l] 
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). |
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| win·kle 1 (wĭng'kəl) n. Zoology A periwinkle. |
| win·kle 2 (wĭng'kəl) 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
Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica). Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex erinaceus). See Illust. of Murex.
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Language Translation for : winkle
Spanish:
extraer,
German:
herausziehen,
Japanese:
引っぱり出す
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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