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Definition of pinky - 9 dictionary results

pink⋅y

1  [ping-kee]
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–noun, plural pink⋅ies.
pink 3 .
Origin:
1830–40; < D pinkie, dial. var. of pinkje, dim. of pink pink 3

pink⋅y

2  [ping-kee]
–noun, plural pink⋅ies.
pinkie 1 .

pink

3  [pingk]
–noun
a vessel with a pink stern.
Also, pinky.
Compare pink stern.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME pinck < MD pinke fishing boat

pink⋅ie

1  [ping-kee]
–noun Informal.
the little finger.
Also, pinky.

Origin:
1585–95; < D pinkie, dial. var. of pinkje, dim. of pink little finger
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pink 3   (pĭngk)   
n.   pl. pinks also pink·ies Nautical
A small sailing vessel with a sharply narrowed stern and an overhanging transom.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch pinke.]
pink·ie 1 also pink·y   (pĭng'kē)   
n.   pl. pink·ies Informal
The little finger.

[Probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink, little finger.]
pink·y 1   (pĭng'kē)   
n.  Variant of pinkie1.
pink·y 2   (pĭng'kē)   
n.  Variant of pink3.
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Pinky

Pink"y\, n. (Naut.) See 1st Pink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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