trink
/tɹɪŋk/
trink noun: a kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
Noun
trink (plural trinks)
- A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
- 6. Item, That no Trinckerman or other Fisherman shall buy any Trincke, or take to receive any Copy under the seal of the Office of Mayoralty until he be allowed and thought fit by the Lord Mayor of LONDON, or by his Substitute, the Water-Bailiff for the Time being,1735, Robert Seymour, A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, volume II, page 288
- A fisherman who uses a trink.
- 8. Item, That each Trincke shall every dark and foggy Night hang forth out of his said Trincke-boat one Lantern with sufficient Candle Light, for the better and safer Passage of Ships,1735, Robert Seymour, A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, volume II, page 288
- Synonyms:
- trinkerman
Synonyms of trink
Forms of trink
| plural | trinks |
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Origin of trink
From Middle English treinekys or trynk, but earlier origin is unknown. Attested in Anglo-Norman or Middle English legal texts from the 14th century.
Words formed from trink
Words that rhyme with trink
Questions about trink
- What does trink mean?
- Trink means a kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
- What part of speech is trink?
- Trink is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trink?
- Trink is pronounced /tɹɪŋk/.
- What is the plural of trink?
- The plural of trink is trinks.
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