Definition of Winle
Winkle. See Rip Van Winkle.
- Wikipedia
Win"kle (?), n. [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).
&fist; 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.
Win"kle (?), n. [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).
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata and F. carica).
- (children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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