winkle-picker
winkle-picker · winkle-pickers
zbieracz pobrzeżek, zbieraczka pobrzeżek
A person who harvests periwinkles to be eatenA person who harvests periwinkles (a kind of sea snail) to be eaten.
Translations
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3 senses(Ireland, UK)A person who harvests periwinkles (a kind of sea snail) to be eaten.
(also, attributive)A style of boot or shoe with a severely pointed toe, fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.
winkle-picker toes; winkle-picker stilettos
An implement used to extract the flesh of a periwinkle from its shell.
Forms
plural: winkle-pickersSynonyms
2 synonymsA style of boot or shoe with a severely pointed toe,…:roach stomper
An implement used to extract the flesh of a periwinkle…:winkle pin
See also
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