WINKLES

Noun

winkles

plural of winkle

Anagrams

• Wilkens, welkins

Proper noun

Winkles

plural of Winkle

Anagrams

• Wilkens, welkins

Source: Wiktionary


WINKLE

Win"kle, n. Etym: [AS. wincle.] (Zoöl.) (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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