windle (plural windles)
(UK, dialect) The redwing.
windle (plural windles)
An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
Any dried-out grass leaf or stalk in a field
Also any of several species of grasses that leave such leaves or stalks, such as dog-tail grass, Plantago lanceolata
Bent grass (Agrostis spp.).
A windlass
A reel for winding something into a bundle, such as winding string or yarn into skeins or straw into bundles.
windle (third-person singular simple present windles, present participle windling, simple past and past participle windled)
(transitive) To bind straw into bundles.
• wilden
Windle (plural Windles)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Windle is the 10515th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3051 individuals. Windle is most common among White (92.99%) individuals.
• wilden
Source: Wiktionary
Win"dle, n. Etym: [From Wind to turn.]
1. A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
