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Nov 30, 2009
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chink



Pronunciation: (chingk), [key]
—n.
1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall.
2. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings.

—v.t.
to fill up chinks in.

chink



Pronunciation: (chingk), [key]
—v.t., v.i.
to make, or cause to make, a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together.

—n.
1. a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
2. Slang.coin or ready cash.

Chink



Pronunciation: (chingk), [key]
—n. (sometimes l.c.) Slang. (disparaging and offensive).
a Chinese.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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