chink 1
/chingk/ , n.
1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall.
2. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings.
v.t.
3. to fill up chinks in.
[ 1350-1400; ME; perh. CHINE 1 + -k suffix (see -OCK) ]
Syn. 1. breach, rent, cut.
chink 2
/chingk/ , v.t. , v.i.
1. to make, or cause to make, a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together.
n.
2. a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
3. Slang. coin or ready cash.
[ 1565-75; imit. ]