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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A chip or dent (in something metallic).
  • A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
  • A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other.
  • colloquial|now|_|rare Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
  • ethnic slur|pejorative|slang A Chinese person.

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Verb:

  • To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
  • To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

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