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▪ I. † ˈchinker1 Obs.
[f. chink v.2 or ? n.2]
= chink n.2
1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 312 Leave no chinker at all for Fayth, to peepe through. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 87 The chinkers or clefts which may grow must oftentimes be searched out and stopt, for feare of Rats or Mice.
▪ II. chinker2|ˈtʃɪŋkə(r)|
[f. chink v.3 + -er1.]
That which chinks; a coin, or piece of money.
1834Sir H. Taylor Artevelde ii. iii. i. (1849) 185 Are men like us to be entrapped and sold, And see no money down, Sir Hurly Burly?.. So let us see your chinkers. |