▪ I. jinker, n.1 Chiefly Sc.
(ˈdʒɪŋkə(r))
[f. jink v.1 + -er1.]
One who or that which jinks; one who suddenly eludes or dodges; one who is nimble and sprightly; a dodging beast.
| 1724 Ramsay Tea-t, Misc., Clout the Caldron ii, I am a gentle jinker. 1786 Burns To auld mare vii, That day ye was a jinker noble, For heels an' win'! ― Ep. to Logan x, Ochon for poor Castalian drinkers, When they fa' foul o' earthly jinkers. 1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 89 A pig, and particularly a ‘jinker’, is more quickly reached with it. |
▪ II. jinker, n.2 Australia.
(ˈdʒɪŋkə(r))
[Variant of janker.]
A contrivance, used in the Australian bush, consisting of two pairs of wheels, having their axle-trees joined by a long beam, under which tree-trunks are suspended by chains. Also, in Trotting, a sulky.
| 1894 Melbourne Argus 7 July 8/4 (Morris) A rather novel spectacle was to be seen to-day on the Ballan road in the shape of a five-roomed cottage on jinkers. 1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee i. 1 Often the wheels of the jinkers bogged in a soak on the track. 1941 Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 39 Jinker, a trotting sulky. 1941 Coast to Coast 185 Then would come a decision, a harnessing of the old horse to the jinker and a trip to the township. 1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 15 We hated the horse that was tied to the man's jinker. |
▪ III. jinker, v. Austral.
trans. To manipulate with a jinker (see jinker2).
| 1903 R. Bedford True Eyes & Whirlwind 240 Waiting for a fine day to jinker those trees out of the bush. |