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• wentletrap — /wen tl trap /, n. any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell. [1750 60; < D wenteltrap, earlier wendeltrap spiral staircase, equiv. to wend(en) to turn + freq. el (Compare wentelen to… …   Universalium

• wintle — /win tl/, n., v., wintled, wintling. Scot. n. 1. a rolling or staggering motion. v.i. 2. to roll or swing back and forth. 3. to tumble over; capsize. [1775 85; < early D windtelen (D wentelen) to revolve, freq. of winden to WIND2] * * * …   Universalium

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