tink

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English tinken, of imitative origin. Compare ting.

Verb

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tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

  1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
    Jimmy heard the bells tink.
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Noun

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tink (plural tinks)

  1. (dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

Etymology 2

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knit spelled backwards.

Verb

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tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

  1. (knitting, slang, transitive) To unknit.
    • 2012, Amy Lane, A Knitter in His Natural Habitat, page 48:
      Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.
    • 2006, Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting, page 89:
      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.

Etymology 3

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Shortened from tinker.

Noun

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tink (plural tinks)

  1. (chiefly British and Ireland, offensive) A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
    • 2000, David Brian Plummer, Merle: The Start of Dynasty, →ISBN, page 11:
      '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.
    • 2014, Alastair Macleod, The Traveller's Tale, →ISBN:
      Her family had a name that marked them out as tinks, only they weren't tinks anymore.
    • 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 47:
      '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.'

Anagrams

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Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English think.

Verb

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tink

  1. think