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Etymology eedit

From Middle Inglis

wankel

,

wankill

, from Old English

. More at wonky.

Adjective eedit

Wankle (comparative mair Wankle, superlative maist Wankle)

  1. weak
  2. unsteady
    Your wankle leggs canno support ye / Sae sit ye down, till I exhort ye. ― G. Stuart.