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

winkle

noun
 
/ˈwɪŋkl/
 
/ˈwɪŋkl/
(British English)
(also periwinkle North American English, British English)
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  1. a small shellfish, like a snail, that can be eatenTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: shortening of periwinkle sense 2.
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