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noun
A person who harvests periwinkles (a kind of sea snail) to be eaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An implement used to extract the flesh of a periwinkle from its shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: winkle pin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A style of boot or shoe with a severely pointed toe, fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Synonyms: roach stomper
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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