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jenkin

/ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/

jenkin noun: a narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.

Noun

jenkin (plural jenkins)

  1. A narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.
    • A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]1898, Herbert William Hughes, A Text-book of Coal-mining, page 154

Proper noun capitalized: Jenkin

Jenkin

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

Forms of jenkin

pluraljenkins

Origin of jenkin

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

Words formed from jenkin

Questions about jenkin

What does jenkin mean?
Jenkin means a narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.
What part of speech is jenkin?
Jenkin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jenkin?
Jenkin is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/.
What is the plural of jenkin?
The plural of jenkin is jenkins.

Words near jenkin in the dictionary

  1. jeniquen
  2. Jenison
  3. Jenisons
  4. jenite
  5. jenkem
  6. jenkin
  7. jenkins
  8. Jenkins County
  9. Jenkinses
  10. Jenkinsian
  11. Jenkinson

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