The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)
   (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).
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   Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
         numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
         their blood.
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   Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex
      erinaceus). See Illust. of Murex.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

winkle
    n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn:
         periwinkle, winkle]
    2: edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle, winkle]
    v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
         constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
         [syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
    2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
       [syn: flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle]
    3: remove or displace from a position [syn: winkle, winkle
       out]