Winkle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)
     (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
     (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
         United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar
         canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}).
         [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
           numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
           their blood.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex
        erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  winkle
       n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {periwinkle}]
       2: edible marine gastropod [syn: {periwinkle}]
       v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
            constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
            [syn: {twinkle}, {scintillate}]
       2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
          [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}]
       3: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle out}]