Chink (disambiguation)
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Chink may refer to:
- Chinese handballChinese handballChinese handball , is a form of American handball popular on the streets of New York City, Philadelphia, and Bridgewater, NJ during the 1960s,'70s, and '80s and is still played today, mostly in New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego. Different variations are played around the world...
, a form of American handball. - Chink (ethnic slur), an pejorative term for persons of Chinese descent.
- Chinks, a half-length type of chapsChapsChaps are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather...
, leather coverings for the legs, derived from chingadero. - Chinks - A cowboy's chinks are similar to chaps in that both are leather leg coverings worn by horseback riders as protection, usually from brush and thorns. Both chinks and chaps are buckled around the waist, and are open in the back so a rider’s seat is not covered. Chinks are similar in style to Bat Wing chaps, but are shorter, typically hitting the rider at or just above the ankle. They are fastened around the rider’s legs by snaps, buckles, or other fasteners, but the fasteners stop above the back of the knee, allowing the chinks to move more freely from that point downward. Chinks are usually styled fancier and the fringe on chinks is also usually longer and more prominent than fringe found on chaps.
- A colloquial term for the Common PheasantCommon PheasantThe Common Pheasant , is a bird in the pheasant family . It is native to Georgia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe , it is simply known as the "pheasant"...
in the USA, derived from "Chinese Pheasant". - Eric Dorman-SmithEric Dorman-SmithEric Edward Dorman-Smith , later de-Anglicised to Eric Edward Dorman O'Gowan, was a British Army soldier who served with distinction in World War I, and then seems to have become something of a bête noire to the British military establishment because of his lively mind, and unorthodox...
. a British Army officer and Irish nationalist who was almost universally known by his nickname, a corruption of a Hindi name for a type of antelope, which was conferred upon him by his fellow mess members whilst serving in India. - The iron chink, a machine that rapidly removes the fins and guts from salmon
- {Slang} coin or ready cash (1565-75)Source:RANDOM House)Webster's Unabridged New York 1998