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winkle out in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. remove or displace from a position
    winkle  winkle out 
  2. force from a place or position
    "The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"
    winkle out 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


winkle out in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (UK) to acquire something or someone with difficulty
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