Chink
WordNet
noun
(1) A short light metallic sound
(2) A narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
(3) Offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
verb
(4) Make cracks or chinks in
"The heat checked the paint"
(5) Fill the chinks of, as with caulking
(6) Make or emit a high sound
"Tinkling bells"
WiktionaryText
Noun
Verb
- To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
Noun
- A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other.
- Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, pp. 47-8:
- I thought that if all the hills about there were pure chink, and all belonged to me, I would give them if I could just talk to her when I wanted to [...].
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, pp. 47-8:
Verb
- To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
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- The coins were chinking in his pocket.
Noun
(sometimes capitalised)
- A Chinese person.