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tonk

[ tongk ]
/ tɒŋk /
|

noun

a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.

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Nearby words

tonic sol-fa, tonic spasm, tonicity, tonicoclonic, tonight, tonk, tonka bean, tonkin, tonkin, gulf of, tonkinese, tonle sap

Origin of tonk

1920–25; compare British, Australian tonk (informal) to strike, beat, defeat
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Examples 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.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

  • 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 Seton

  • Sarah Brown was rapidly becoming exasperated with everybody concerned, but not least with the evidently camouflaging Tonk.

    Living Alone|Stella Benson

  • The air of that office rang with the name of Tonk that morning.

    Living Alone|Stella Benson

British Dictionary definitions for tonk (1 of 2)

tonk

1
/ (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)

tonk

2
/ (tɒŋk) /

noun

Australian slang an effete or effeminate man

Word Origin for tonk

C20: origin unknown
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