jinker
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Is jinker a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (Australia) A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.Examples: "[…] exhibited was a newly designed jinker, invented by Mr. John Allan.[…] can load a tree weighing 1½ tons with the greatest ease."Australia
2. (Australia) A specialised trailer for carrying long loads such as logs or other large loads such as when moving buildings.Examples: "The contractor, Mr. A. F. Pincombe, who moved the building intact on a jinker..."; "A Jinker trailer is a trailer designed to transport long logs or other long pieces of material/blocks."Australia
3. (Australia) A two-wheeled open horse drawn carriage. A sulky, trap, road cart or gig.Examples: "I fell out of the jinker and it ran over me but again I survived that without too much trouble."; "He stood in the jinker and gave the horse a great thwack on the backside with the end of the reins."; "These two-wheeled passenger vehicles [sulkies], also known as gigs or jinkers in Victoria, could be found in every town and country district [quoting from "Sulkies, Whiskeys and Gigs" by Jeff Powell]....Not to be confused with a timber-hauling jinker, which has little in common."Australia
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