Definition of “chink”
noun:
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A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
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A chip or dent (in something metallic).
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A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system, idiomatically derived from the phrase "chink in armor".
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Coin or ready cash (1565-75).
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A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other.
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Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
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verb:
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To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
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To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
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