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▪ I. ˈchinking, vbl. n.1
[f. chink v.2 + -ing1.]
†1. Fissuring, cracking. Obs.
1565–78Cooper Thesaur., Lysis, a chinking or opening of a wall.
2. chinking and daubing: the process of filling the chinks of log-houses, and plastering them over with clay; cf. chink v.2 3. U.S.
3. Material for filling up chinks. U.S.
a1848Carlton New Purchase I. 61 (Bartlett) The chinking being large chips and small slabs..and the daubing yellow clay. 1884J. G. Bourke Snake Dance of Moquis vii. 67 Palisade, filled in with mud chinking. 1888Amer. Missionary Apr. 108 She wore one of the smallest thimbles with a bit of cloth inside for ‘chinking’ to keep it on.
▪ II. chinking, vbl. n.2|ˈtʃɪŋkɪŋ|
[f. chink v.3 + -ing1.]
Emission of a short sharp ringing sound.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xvi[i]. (Arb.) 192 Clinking of fetters, chinking of money. 1611Cotgr., Clinquallerie, a chinking, clinking. 1884M. E. Braddon Ishmael xvi, The chinking of glasses and tea-spoons.
▪ III. † ˈchinking, ppl. a.1
[f. chink v.2]
Cracking, fissuring.
1578Lyte Dodoens 650 A clouen barke, or chinking rinde.
▪ IV. chinking, ppl. a.2|ˈtʃɪŋkɪŋ|
[f. chink v.3 + -ing2.]
That chinks or jingles.
1800Coleridge Piccolom. iv. v. 209 Chinking gold and silver. 1882J. Greenwood Tag, Rag & Co. 117 An article of his chinking treasure..a small common horseshoe. |