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单词 periwinkling
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periwinklingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: periwinkle n.2, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < periwinkle n.2 + -ing suffix1. Compare slightly earlier periwinkler n.
Obsolete. rare.
The gathering of periwinkles (periwinkle n.2).
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for shellfish > for others
clamming1636
cockling1790
periwinkling1841
five-fingering1889
winkling1898
ormering1903
quahogging1905
1841 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 199 Swarming with vessels for gunning, eel picking, and periwinkling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

periwinklingadj.

Forms: 1600s perewinkling.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: periwinkle n.2, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < periwinkle n.2 + -ing suffix2.
Obsolete. rare.
That twists or winds round like the cavity of a periwinkle shell.Used of the cavity of the ear: cf. periwinkle n.2 2.
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the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [adjective] > cochlea
periwinkling1607
cochlear1828
1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. ii I set and frame all words and..make them fit For the perewinkling porch, that winding leads From my close chamber to your lordships cell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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