wankle

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"An 'he does," said the dalesman, his eyes aflame, "I'll toitle him into the beck till he's as wankle as a wet sack."

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  1. from Middle English wankel, from Anglo-Saxon wancol, woncol (= Old Saxon wancal = Old High German wanchal, Middle High German wankel), unsteady, unstable; cf. Old High German Middle High German wanc, unsteady movement, doubt, German wank, remove, change; Old High German wanchōn, Middle High German wanken, be unsteady, vacillate, = Icelandic vakka = Swedish vanka, wander about; connected with Anglo-Saxon wincian, etc., wink: see wink, wince, and cf. wench.
 

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