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Jink   Listen
verb
Jink  v. i.  
1.
To move quickly, esp. with a sudden turn; hence, to dodge; to escape by a quick turn; obs. or dial., except as a hunting term in pig-sticking.
2.
(Card Playing) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to play to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.





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"Jink" Quotes from Famous Books



... jink!" ventured Ardiune. "It'll be queer to see rows of strangers sitting in the lecture room! Did you say we've to give them tea when the Professor's ...
— The Madcap of the School • Angela Brazil


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