pinkie
pinkie¹
Definition
pinkie (piŋ′kē)
noun
the fifth, or smallest, finger
Etymology: prob. < Du pinkje, dim. of pink, little finger
pinkie²
Definition
☆ pinkie (piŋ′kē)
noun
pinkie
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fish: Fishing a pole float on a running line, Peter fed small pinkies fishing double pinkie on a size 18 hook.
- feed: Fishing a pole float on a running line, Peter fed small pinkies fishing double pinkie on a size 18 hook.
Preposition: over
- groundbait: George took some nice roach early on the long pole with double pinkie over 60/40 groundbait & leam mix.
Adjective modifier
- double: Fishing a pole float on a running line, Peter fed small pinkies fishing double pinkie on a size 18 hook.
- dead: The groundbait is laced with casters and hempseed plus dead red pinkies and dead red maggots.
- few: MacLeod came up with the answer using damp leam with only a little groundbait and a few pinkies in an open ended feeder.
- small: Fishing a pole float on a running line, Peter fed small pinkies fishing double pinkie on a size 18 hook.
Modifies a noun
- finger: The tip of your pinkie finger may just be about the right size when viewed along your outstretched arm.
- bait: He landed 160 small roach to weigh in a leading total scaling 8-1 to a whip rig with pinkie hook baits.
- hook: He landed 160 small roach to weigh in a leading total scaling 8-1 to a whip rig with pinkie hook baits.
- mouse: Captive juveniles will accept small lizards, pinkie mice or sometimes goldfish.
Noun used with modifier
- flouro: The method to use is groundbait feeder with maggot flouro pinkie or worm hook bait with match weights going to 24lb.
- fluro: I started off on pole fished fluro pinkie on the near side shelf and was immediately into small roach, perch and skimmers.
- fishing: Craig Crosby made up the frame with 13lb fishing pinkie over pellet on peg 38.
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