winkle
noun
[ ˈwɪŋk(ə)l ]
• a small herbivorous shore-dwelling mollusc with a spiral shell.
• a child's term for a penis.
winkle
verb
• extract or obtain something with difficulty.
• "I swore I wasn't going to tell her, but she winkled it all out of me"
Similar:
worm out,
prise out,
dig out,
extract with difficulty,
draw out,
force out,
dislodge,
displace,
remove,
evict,
uproot,
Origin:
late 16th century: shortening of periwinkle2.
