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Definition of winkle-picker noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

winkle-picker

noun

/ˈwɪŋkl pɪkə(r)/

/ˈwɪŋkl pɪkər/

(British English, informal)

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a shoe with a long pointed toe, popular in the 1950sTopics Clothes and Fashionc2

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