Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}).
Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood.
{Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.
By pushing share prices up, they have been able to winkle out tightly-held quality scrip from local institutions. On the economic front, there is little bad news to dissuade them.