/wing"keuhl/ , n. , v. , winkled, winkling . Brit.
n.
1. any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle.
v.t.
2. Informal. to pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually fol. by out ).
[ 1575-85; short for PERIWINKLE ]