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wintle

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win⋅tle

[win-tl] noun, verb, -tled, -tling. Scot.
–noun
1. a rolling or staggering motion.
–verb (used without object)
2. to roll or swing back and forth.
3. to tumble over; capsize.

Origin:
1775–85; < early D windtelen (D wentelen) to revolve, freq. of winden to wind 2
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