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wintle - v., to stagger, reel; to wriggle.
Scottish usage, mainly. Also as a noun, a staggering, rolling motion. From the 18th century, possibly from Dutch windtelen, to reel, a frequentive form of winden, to wind.
---L.
wintle - v., to stagger, reel; to wriggle.
Scottish usage, mainly. Also as a noun, a staggering, rolling motion. From the 18th century, possibly from Dutch windtelen, to reel, a frequentive form of winden, to wind.
---L.
