[win.kle] n [by shortening] (1585):
[2]periwinkle
[2]winkle vi win.kled ; win.kling [freq. of wink] (1791): twinkle [3]winkle vt win.kled ; win.kling [[1]winkle; fr. the process of extracting a winkle from its shell] (1918) chiefly Brit: to displace, extract, or evict from a position--usu. used with out