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chink¹ Audio Help   (chĭngk) Pronunciation Key
n.   A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.

tr.v.   chinked, chink·ing, chinks

To make narrow openings in.
To fill narrow openings in.

[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]

chink'y adj.

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chink² Audio Help   (chĭngk) Pronunciation Key
n.   A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket.

intr. & tr.v.   chinked, chink·ing, chinks
To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound.

[Imitative.]

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