or Jink Money; so called because it chinks or jingles in the purse Thus, if a person is asked if he has money, he rattles that which he has in his purse or pocket Have chinks in thy purse Tusser Chintz means spotted The cotton goods originally manufactured in the East (Persian, chinz, spotted, stained; Hindu, chint, plur chints; Sanscrit, chitra, variegated )
A chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something. I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor. Used as a disparaging term for person of Chinese birth or descent. To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound. a very offensive word for someone from China. Do not use this word. (Chinese). if glass or metal objects chink, or if you chink them, they make a high ringing sound when they knock together = clink