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BNC: 19276 COCA: 22752

chink

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noun (1)

1
: a small cleft, slit, or fissure
a chink in the fence
2
: a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable
his lawyers found a chink in the law
3
: a narrow beam of light shining through a chink

chink

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verb (1)

chinked; chinking; chinks

transitive verb

: to fill the chinks of (as by caulking)
chink a log cabin

chink

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noun (2)

1
archaic : coin, money
2
: a short sharp sound

chink

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verb (2)

chinked; chinking; chinks

intransitive verb

: to make a slight sharp metallic sound

transitive verb

: to cause to make a chink
offensive
used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a person of Chinese birth or descent

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure

Noun (2)

imitative

Noun or adjective

perhaps alteration of Chinese

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1609, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun Or Adjective

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chink was in 1535

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