Inkled vs Winkled - What's the difference?
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(inkle)
(rare) To hint at; disclose.
(rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine.
Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces
(winkle)
A periwinkle or its shell, of family .
Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species .
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(children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
to extract
As verbs the difference between inkled and winkled
is that inkled is past tense of inkle while winkled is past tense of winkle.inkled
English
Verb
(head)inkle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from *.Verb
(inkl)Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
Apparently from earlier *(term), perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel.Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
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