Etymology

winkle-hawk

Today it means: A rectangular tear or cut in clothing or any other fabric, shaped like a try square. Full definition →

Dutch winkelhaak ← Middle Dutch winkelhake
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The story

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromwinkelhake“try square”
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromwinkelhaak“try square, rectangular tear or cut”
  3. English todaywinkle-hawk

Borrowed from Dutch winkelhaak (“try square, rectangular tear or cut”), from Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square”).

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