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bink.

A bench.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A bench.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  2. A table or similar surface for laying out items.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  3. A sideboard or shelf unit for holding dishes.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  4. A mountain ledge.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  5. A long cut in peat moss, marking a section from which blocks of peat are cut.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  6. A hive.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench.

verb
  1. To shelter or become trapped on a ledge or crag.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  2. To cut a bink in peat moss.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench.

noun
  1. A pacifier.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of binky.

noun
  1. A musical, percussive noise; plink.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeia

verb
  1. To make a bink noise.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  2. To poke lightly.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
  3. To win, especially a substantial amount due to luck.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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