{Chinsing iron}, a light calking iron. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Chinsing iron — Chinse Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chinsing — v. apply oakum to cracks or seams of a ship with a chisel or a knife … English contemporary dictionary
Chinse — Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light calking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chinsed — Chinse Chinse, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [1913 Webster] {Chinsing iron}, a light… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chinse — /tʃɪns/ (say chins) verb (t) (chinsed, chinsing) Nautical to caulk, especially temporarily. {alteration of dialect chinch, variant of chink1} …
