'Winkle' definitions:
Definition of 'winkle'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: periwinkle, winkle]
noun
Edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle, winkle]
verb
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
verb
verb
Remove or displace from a position [syn: winkle, winkle out]
Definition of 'Winkle'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex erinaceus}). See Illust. of Murex. [1913 Webster]