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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Winkle  \Win"kle\,  n.  [AS.  wincle.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  periwinkle.  --Holland. 
  b  Any  one  of  various  marine  spiral  gastropods,  esp.,  in  the 
  United  States,  either  of  two  species  of  {Fulgar}  ({F. 
  canaliculata},  and  {F.  carica}). 
 
  Note:  These  are  large  mollusks  which  often  destroy  large 
  numbers  of  oysters  by  drilling  their  shells  and  sucking 
  their  blood. 
 
  {Sting  winkle},  a  European  spinose  marine  shell  ({Murex 
  erinaceus}).  See  Illust.  of  {Murex}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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;  of  stars 
  [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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