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 Definitions for winkle: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)
(a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
(b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
United States, either of two species of Fulgar ({Fulgar
canaliculata}, and Fulgar carica).
[1913 Webster]
Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
their blood.
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Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex
erinaceus}). See Illust. of Murex.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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winkle
n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: periwinkle]
2: edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle]
v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: twinkle, scintillate]
2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: flash, blink, wink, twinkle]
3: remove or displace from a position [syn: winkle out]
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