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tink

verb
/ˈtɪŋk/

Etymology

From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.

  1. inherited from *tincian✻
  2. derived from tinken

Definitions

  1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.

    • Jimmy heard the bells tink.

  2. A sharp, quick sound

    A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

  3. To unknit.

    • Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.
    • If the stitch you need to fix is on the last or previous row, a bit of unknitting, or “tinking” as it is known by some knitters, is all that is needed to get back to the point where you can mend your mistake.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.

      • 'Most have white eyes, which ain't natural in any beast, tame or wild, and they are considered unlucky - the tinks calls 'em moonpies, and most will avoid settling on farms where they are kept.
      • Her family had a name that marked them out as tinks, only they weren't tinks anymore.
      • 'Well, you should feel right at home,' Flannigan said. 'You love a bit of thieving, you and the rest of the fucken tinks you grew up with in the Emerald Toilet.'

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA