Difference between revisions of "Catch a winkle of sleep"

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A wink of sleep: a measurement of sleep, ie. "i didn't get a wink of sleep".
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*'''A wink of sleep:''' a measurement of sleep, ie. "i didn't get a wink of sleep".
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*'''Winkel:''' River in the Netherlands
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*'''Winkle:''' the usual name in Britain for the common periwinkle, a mollusc often eaten in England. (Cockles are referred to on this page - cockles and winkles).
  
Winkle: the usual name in Britain for the common periwinkle, a mollusc often eaten in England. (Cockles are referred to on this page - cockles and winkles).
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*One can "catch" a wink of sleep and one can also "catch" food from the sea / river.
 
 
One can "catch" a wink of sleep and one can also "catch" food from the sea / river.
 

Latest revision as of 13:50, 22 July 2016

  • A wink of sleep: a measurement of sleep, ie. "i didn't get a wink of sleep".
  • Winkel: River in the Netherlands
  • Winkle: the usual name in Britain for the common periwinkle, a mollusc often eaten in England. (Cockles are referred to on this page - cockles and winkles).
  • One can "catch" a wink of sleep and one can also "catch" food from the sea / river.