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chink1 definition

chink (c̸hiŋk)

noun

a narrow opening; crack; fissure; slit

Etymology: ME chine, with unhistoric -k: see chine

transitive verb

  1. to close up the chinks in
  2. Obsolete to form chinks in
chink2 definition

chink (c̸hiŋk)

noun

  1. a sharp, clinking sound, as of coins striking together
  2. Slang coin or cash

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to make or cause to make a sharp, clinking sound
Chink definition

Chink (c̸hiŋk)

noun, adjective

Slang Chinese: a contemptuous or patronizing term no longer much used

Etymology: prob. altered < China or Chinese

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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