Chinse
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /tʃɪns/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Chinse is a verb meaning (obsolete, nautical) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
Meaning
(obsolete, nautical) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
Word Forms
- chinses
- chinsing
- chinsed
- chintze
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chink, chinkle, ying, chin, chank, chin-chin.
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