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▪ I. whinnock1 dial.|ˈhwɪnək|
Also 6 qwenock, whinock.
[Celtic (Gael. cuin(n)eag, Ir. cuinneog, W. cunnog).]
A pail, esp. a milk-pail.
1555Inv. R. Robinson, Kendal (Somerset Ho.), A Qwenock & a skyll. 1594Inv. Cowper, Kendal (ibid.), 2 flesh whinocks. 1691Ray Coll. Words (ed. 2) 138 A Whinnock or Kit, a Pail to carry Milk in. 1787Grose Prov. Gloss.
▪ II. ˈwhinnock2 dial.
Also 9 whinock, winnick.
[? f. the root of whine v. + -ock.]
The smallest pig in a litter.
1691Ray S. & E.C. Words (ed. 2) 92 A Cadma, the least of the Pigs which a Sow hath at one fare;..it is also called the Whinnock. 1864Webster, Whinock..the small pig of a litter. (local U.S.) 1905Eng. Dial. Dict., Winnick... 2. The smallest pig of a farrow. Wil. |