tonk
[ tongk ]
/ tɒŋk /
noun
a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
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Origin of tonk
1920–25; compare British, Australian tonk (informal) to strike, beat, defeat
Words nearby tonk
tonicoclonic, tonic pupil, tonic sol-fa, tonic spasm, tonight, tonk, tonka bean, Tonkin, Tonkinese, Tonle Sap, tonlet
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Example sentences from the Web for tonk
Amir Khan consented to disband his army, on condition of being guaranteed the possession of what is now the principality of Tonk.
Tonk tank tenk tink Ta tink a tonk a tank a tink a Ta ta tink tank ta ta tonk tink Drink a tank a drink a drunk.
Wild Animals I Have Known|Ernest Thompson SetonSarah Brown was rapidly becoming exasperated with everybody concerned, but not least with the evidently camouflaging Tonk.
Living Alone|Stella BensonThe air of that office rang with the name of Tonk that morning.
Living Alone|Stella Benson
British Dictionary definitions for tonk (1 of 2)
tonk1
/ (tɒŋk) /
verb
informal to strike with a heavy blow
Word Origin for tonk
C20: of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for tonk (2 of 2)
tonk2
/ (tɒŋk) /
noun
Australian slang an effete or effeminate man
Word Origin for tonk
C20: origin unknown
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