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单词 winkle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
win•kle  (wing′kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -kled, -kling. [Brit.]
n. 
  1. Invertebrates, British Termsany of various marine gastropods;
    periwinkle.

v.t. 
  1. British Terms, Informal Terms[Informal.]to pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually fol. by out).
  • short for periwinkle 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
winkle /ˈwɪŋkəl/ n
  1. See periwinkle1
 vb
  1. (tr; usually followed by out, out of, etc) informal chiefly Brit to extract or prise out
Etymology: 16th Century: shortened from periwinkle1
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