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Zink vs Fink - What's the difference?

zink | fink |

As nouns the difference between zink and fink

is that zink is while fink is finch.

zink

English

Noun

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  • * 1765 , Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2
    • It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink : then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.
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    fink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, slang) Someone who betrays a trust.

    • Synonyms

    * (Someone who betrays a trust) betrayer, traitor

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (chiefly, US, slang) To betray a trust.

    • Derived terms

    * fink out

    References

    * * * " fink" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----