CHINK

[chink] n [prob. alter. of ME chine crack, fissure] (1535) 1: a small cleft, slit, or fissure "a ~ in the curtain"

2: a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable

3: a narrow beam of light shining through a chink

[2]chink vt (1748): to fill the chinks of (as by caulking) "~ a log cabin" [3]chink n [imit.] (1573) 1 archaic: coin, money

2: a short sharp sound [4]chink vi (1589): to make a slight sharp metallic sound ~ vt: to cause to make a chink Chink n or adj [perh. alter. of Chinese] (1887): chinese--usu. taken to be offensive