1894, C. C. Scott, Magnolias abloom. A story of Butler's reign in New Orleans [and other stories], →OCLC, page 268:
I nussed Miss Lou when she’s a tinchy li’l’ baby-gal, an’ Sam, he tuck keer o’ Maws Jarn—dat’s Miss Lou’s pappy—when he was mortally shot indurin’ o’ de war.
1905, Gustave Frederick Mertins, The Storm Signal[1], Bobbs-Merrill Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:
“May I go for a little while, mother?” she asked. “Just a little bit o' while; a teeny, tinchy bit o' while, please ma'am?”
1967, Oliver R. Pope, Chalk Dust[2], Pageant Press, →OCLC, page 14:
She asked permission to spell with “just a tinchy bit of snuff in my mouth.”
Naturally I was a tinchy bit disappointed about his change of attitude about moving from P.R.P. to N.Y.C., and I guess I must have let it show, as he says.
[…] when she did the decent thing and showed me the contents of her handbag. Now there's a proper disgrace. Not only is it a slutty mess of used tissues, tinchy purselets and Biros and lippies and bits of biscuit […]
2012 October 11, Miranda Hart, Is it just me?.[3], Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, →OCLC:
I’d always assumed - and I have a horrible feeling this will just be me - that Tinchy Stryder was some sort of toddler’s walking boot.
2013 June 28, Tanya D. Ravenswater, “Panada”, in Emma L.E.Rees, editor, Lost and Found[4], University of Chester, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:
“There wouldn't be just ... a tinchy bit more ... panada ...?” Ricky asked, feebly.