"winkle-hawk" meaning in English

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          "text": "The spekilation ha'n't turned out just so good as I expected, but it might have been worse ; anyhow, it's a comfort to walk off without a winkle-hawk in one's character for 'cuteness.",
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          "text": "1908 November 11, \"Hahne & Co.\" (advertisement), Elizabeth Daily Journal, evening edition, page 4.\nNOTE—Some are slightly imperfect through mill stains or “winkle hawks”—hardly noticeable.",
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          "ref": "1914, The Editor; the Journal of Information for Literary Workers, page 197:",
          "text": "And if out of our experiences we create no more pretentious effort than a hand-book on \"The Care of Cutlery,\" or \"The Preservation of Tin Roofs,\" or \"The Mending of Winkle-hawks in Youth's Clothing,\" we are sure of appreciative readers, and for consolation for what may seem lack of the artistic we will have our regular, continuous royalty payments.",
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          "ref": "1922, Leona Dalrymple, Fool's Hill, page 241:",
          "text": "You've said yourself that everything you own's got some kind of a winkle hawk patched over in the seat.",
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          "ref": "1932, Katharine Newlin Burt, The Tall Ladder, page 81:",
          "text": "Some broken harness to be mended, a loose door to be hinged, two saddles that needed oiling, and a mass of untidy canvas to be inspected for rents and winkle-hawks.",
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        "(obsolete, New York, rare) A rectangular tear or cut in clothing or any other fabric, shaped like a try square."
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