winnock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of winnock
1485–95; windok, Scots variant of Middle English windoge window
Example Sentences
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At the farther end, close to the river Doon, stands the ancient kirk— Wi’ its winnock bunker i’ the east, Where sat old Nick i’ shape o’ beast.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
Ay—the one single door of this Hut—the one single "winnock," does "rattle"—by fits—as the blast smites it, in spite of the white mound drifted hill-high all round the buried dwelling.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
I like fine to hear the wheel singin' like a muckle flee upo' the winnock.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
The whilk, no doobt, represents a body that hings aboot yer winnock, like a drap hangin' ower abune it frae the eaves—therefore called an eaves drapper.
From Robert Falconer by George MacDonald
Du ye see yon wee bit squaur winnock?
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
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