单词 | periwinkling |
释义 | † periwinklingn. Obsolete. rare. The gathering of periwinkles (periwinkle n.2). ΘΚΠ 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. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1841adj.1607 |
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