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Prink vs Rink - What's the difference?

prink | rink |

As nouns the difference between prink and rink

is that prink is the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up while rink is a man, especially a warrior or hero or rink can be a ring; a circle.

As a verb prink

is (obsolete|or|dialectal) to give a wink; to wink or prink can be to look, gaze.

prink

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at .

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.

    • Etymology 2

    Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of , (etyl) and (etyl) prunk.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up
  • * 2006 , Louisa May Alcott, Little Women :
    • [...] And does my hair look very bad?", said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner's dressing room after a prolonged prink .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to look, gaze
  • to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up
  • to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious
    • Synonyms
    * (l)

    rink

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) rink, renk, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man, especially a warrior or hero.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rink, rynk, variation of (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ring; a circle.
  • A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
    • We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
  • A surface for roller skating.
  • A building housing an ice rink.
  • (curling) A team in a competition.
    • The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.