winkle

Definition

A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

Etymology

Short for periwinkle.

Example Sentences

• "[…] because the inward Eare is intorted like a winkle-shell, and hangeth as a bell in thee steeple of the body, it easily perceiueth all appulsions of the Ayre."
• "Shrimps and winkles are the staple commodities of the afternoon trade, which lasts from three to half-past five in the evening. These articles are generally bought by the working-classes for their tea."
• "Sometimes late at night men would come in with a pail of winkles they had bought cheap, and share them out."