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Definition of "winnock" [winnock]

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "winnock" in a sentence
  • "Then, in the "winnock cupboard" at the turn of the stair-head, were all the necessaries for a noble blaze -- dry wood properly cut, tow, tar, and a firkin of spirit, with some rancid butter in a brown jar."
  • "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."
  • "The snaw was driftin 'a wee aboot the bit winnock, an' his auld een was fixed upo't; an 'a' 'at he said, takin' no notice"