Winkle meaning
A periwinkle.
noun
To pry, extract, or force from a place or position. Often used with out.
verb
Any of various gastropod mollusks that are very destructive to oysters and clams.
noun
To pry or rout from cover, secrecy, etc.
verb
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Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica.
noun
Origin of winkle
- From winkle (from the process of extracting periwinkles from their shells)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Short for periwinkle.
From Wiktionary