jinker
Americannoun
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a sulky.
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any of various carts or trailers used to transport logs and timber.
noun
Etymology
Origin of jinker
First recorded in 1870–75; variant of janker (Scots), of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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He is not a jinker and a stepper.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2016
Valencia's not-really-want-away Spanish international jinker is back on the menu.
From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2010
On the way out: obsolete jinker Joe Cole, strangely insubstantial part-success Nicolas Anelka and hangers-on Hilario, Paulo Ferreira and Juliano Belletti.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2010
The jinker and his rival get left behind in a blizzard, the story sets in again.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tho' now ye dow but hoyte and hobble, An' wintle like a saumont coble, That day, ye was a jinker noble, For heels an' win'!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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