jinker
UK/ˈdʒɪŋkə/
jinker noun: a high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
Noun
jinker (plural jinkers)
- A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
- […] exhibited was a newly designed jinker, invented by Mr. John Allan.[…] can load a tree weighing 1½ tons with the greatest ease.1896 September 12, “Improved jinker”, in The Leader (Melbourne AU), page 12
- A specialised trailer for carrying long loads such as logs or other large loads such as when moving buildings.
- The contractor, Mr. A. F. Pincombe, who moved the building intact on a jinker...1903 March 18, “East Broken Hill School”, in Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, AU, page 1
- A Jinker trailer is a trailer designed to transport long logs or other long pieces of material/blocks.2024 October (last accessed), Modern Transport Engineers Australia
- A two-wheeled open horse drawn carriage; a sulky, trap, road cart or gig.
- I fell out of the jinker and it ran over me but again I survived that without too much trouble.2004 March 11, Australians at War Film Archive, Harold (Mac) Ford
- He stood in the jinker and gave the horse a great thwack on the backside with the end of the reins.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 155
Verb
jinker (third-person singular simple present jinkers, present participle jinkering, simple past and past participle jinkered)
- To transport by such a vehicle.
- Stokes […] organised for a house to be jinkered to the farm from one of his properties.2013, Margaret Simons, Kerry Stokes: Self-Made Man
Forms of jinker
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jinkers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jinkers |
| present participle | jinkering |
| past participle | jinkered |
| past | jinkered |
Origin of jinker
Variant of janker.
Words that rhyme with jinker
Questions about jinker
- What does jinker mean?
- Jinker means a high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
- What part of speech is jinker?
- Jinker can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jinker?
- Jinker is pronounced /ˈdʒɪŋkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jinker?
- The plural of jinker is jinkers.
Words near jinker in the dictionary
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