Wincopipe

Wincopipe
Wincopipe Win"co*pipe, n. (Bot.) A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See {Pimpernel}. [1913 Webster]

There is small red flower in the stubble fields, which country people call the wincopipe; which if it opens in the morning, you may be sure a fair day will follow. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]


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  • wincopipe — obsolete form of ↑wink a peep (see under ↑wink1). * * * wincopipe obs. form of wink a peep …   Useful english dictionary

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