pink·ie 1 also pink·y  (p ĭng k ē)
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n. pl. pink·ies Informal The little finger.
[Probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink, little finger.] |
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pink·ie 2  (p ĭng k ē)
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pink 3  (p ĭngk) also pink·ie or pink·y (p ĭng k ē)
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n. pl. pinks also pink·ies Nautical A small sailing vessel with a sharply narrowed stern and an overhanging transom.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch pinke.] |
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