Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weak; unstable; not to be depended on.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Prov. Eng. Not to be depended on; weak; unstable.
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- adjective Northern England, Scotland
Weak ;unstable ;unreliable ; not to bedepended on.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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."
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892
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"Ay, they was a bit weak and wankle that day," said Wriggs, chuckling.
Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track George Manville Fenn 1870
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"And the master to'd me, he did, as you was on'y a bit of a sickly slip of a lad as he left in London or elsewhere when he come out here -- a poor, thin, weak, wankle sort o 'gentleman, not what he is now."
First in the Field A Story of New South Wales George Manville Fenn 1870
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We have recently developed a rotary wankle engine for ostensibly for Nissan 55hp.
unknown title 2009
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We have recently developed a rotary wankle engine for ostensibly for Nissan 55hp.
unknown title 2009
bilby commented on the word wankle
Related to wonky.
May 28, 2018