chinse

chinse
verb or chintze \\ˈchin(t)s\ (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of English dialect chinch to fill up cracks, perhaps variant of chink (II)
: to calk in a makeshift or temporary fashion

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  • Chinse — Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light calking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • chinse — /tʃɪns/ (say chins) verb (t) (chinsed, chinsing) Nautical to caulk, especially temporarily. {alteration of dialect chinch, variant of chink1} …  

  • Chinsed — Chinse Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chinsing — Chinse Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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