— plinker , n.
/plingk/ , v.i.
1. to shoot, as with a rifle, at targets selected at whim: to plink at coins tossed in the air.
2. to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.
v.t.
3. to shoot at for practice or amusement, as with a rifle: to plink bottles set along a fence railing.
4. to cause to make a series of short, light, ringing sounds.
n.
5. a plinking sound.
[ 1965-70; imit. ]