"winkle-hawk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: winkle-hawks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch winkelhaak (“try square, rectangular tear or cut”), from Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|winkelhaak|t=try square, rectangular tear or cut}} Dutch winkelhaak (“try square, rectangular tear or cut”), {{der|en|dum|winkelhake||try square}} Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} winkle-hawk (plural winkle-hawks)
  1. (obsolete, New York, rare) A rectangular tear or cut in clothing or any other fabric, shaped like a try square. Tags: New-York, obsolete, rare Synonyms: winklehawk
    Sense id: en-winkle-hawk-en-noun-daiTUf7U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New York English

Inflected forms

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