ˈtinkle-ˈtankle, n. (also attrib.)
[Varied reduplication of tinkle.]
Tinkling with alternation of sound. So ˈtinkle-ˈtankling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| a 1619 Fletcher Wit without M. v. i, Here is such a tinkle-tanklings that we can ne're lie quiet. 1859 Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 186 Plenty of good heavy choruses, tinkle-tankling instrumental music. 1882 J. Walker Jaunt to Auld Reekie 205 Stringed guitars with tinkle-tankle tones. 1901 E. G. Hayden Trav. round Vill. 125 A flute or violin whose quaint tinkle-tankle adds to the archaic character of the proceeding. |