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win⋅kle
/
ˈwɪŋ
kəl
/
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wing
-k
uh
l
]
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noun, verb,
-kled,
-kling.
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–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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winkle
edible mollusk, 1585, shortening of
periwinkle
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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[wing-kuh
l] 
noun, verb, -kled, -kling. British