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Rink vs Tink - What's the difference?

rink | tink |

As nouns the difference between rink and tink

is that rink is a man, especially a warrior or hero or rink can be a ring; a circle while tink is (dated) a sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

As a verb tink is

to emit a high-pitched noise or tink can be (knitting|slang|transitive) to unknit.

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.

    tink

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit a high-pitched noise.
    • Jimmy heard the bells tink .
    Synonyms
    * tinkle
    References
    [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tink]

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

    • Etymology 2

    knit spelled backwards.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (knitting, slang, transitive) To unknit.
  • * Amy Lane, A Knitter in His Natural Habitat (page 48)
    • Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.
  • * 2006 , Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting (page 89)
    • If the stitch you need to fix is on the last or previous row, a bit of unknitting, or “tinking ” as it is known by some knitters, is all that is needed to get back to the point where you can mend your mistake.

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