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Winkle vs Ferret - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between winkle and ferret

is that winkle is a periwinkle or its shell, of family family: Littorinidae while ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

As verbs the difference between winkle and ferret

is that winkle is to extract while ferret is to hunt game with ferrets.

winkle

English

(wikipedia winkle) (Fulgar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (Littorinidae) oyster drill * * See also

    See also

    * winkle out *

    Verb

    (winkl)
  • to extract

    • Anagrams

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    ferret

    English

    (wikipedia ferret)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) furet, ferret, from (etyl) firet, furet, diminutive of (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
  • The (black-footed ferret), .
  • A diligent searcher.
    • Synonyms
    * (domesticated polecat) Mustela putorius furo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hunt game with ferrets.
  • To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out .
  • * Shakespeare
    • Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • She ferreted in her bag; then held it up mouth downwards; then fumbled in her lap, all so vigorously that Charles Steele in the Panama hat suspended his paint-brush.

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    Etymology 2

    (etyl) fioretto

    Noun

  • (dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.
  • * Charles Dickens, Bleak House
    • red tape and green ferret
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