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chink 1   (chĭngk)   
n.  A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.
tr.v.   chinked, chink·ing, chinks
  1. To make narrow openings in.

  2. 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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