Definition of "wrinch" [wrinch]

• An obsolete variant of wrench.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""Well, I'm not after saying it was not a wrinch at firrst, but I considered it best to lave Wall Street -- Wall Street, ye understand, before ----""
• "An 'Abraham Lincoln Wirt, yo' fetch a pail o 'water, an' wrinch out the worsh dish, an 'set a piece o' soap by, an '"
• "Billy was so clever that when he did get to school he would learn faster than other boys; and she added that his departure from home would be "a dreadful wrinch for Mrs. Dale.""