winkle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪŋkəl/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl === Etymology 1 === Short for periwinkle. ==== Noun ==== winkle (plural winkles) A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae. Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculatus or Busycon carica. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:winkle. (childish, slang) The penis, especially that of a child rather than that of an adult. ===== Synonyms ===== (Littorinidae): oyster drill (Busycon and Busycotypus spp.): Fulgar carica, Busycon canaliculata (childish: the penis): See also Thesaurus:penis ===== Derived terms ===== European sting winkle winkle (verb) winkle-picker ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== winkle (third-person singular simple present winkles, present participle winkling, simple past and past participle winkled) Synonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”). ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === Wilken, welkin