shinkin
/ (ˈʃɪŋkɪn) /
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noun
South Wales dialect a worthless person
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Word Origin for shinkin
Welsh, from the surname Jenkin, of Dutch origin
Words nearby shinkin
Shingon, shin guard, shining, shining cuckoo, shinju, shinkin, shinleaf, Shinner, shinnery, shinny, shinplaster
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Shinkin is also ridiculed for the share he took in the battle of Edgehill, the first important 84 engagement in the Civil War.
The Pictorial Press|Mason Jackson