Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trink

/tɹɪŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: trink
IPA: /tɹɪŋk/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.

Obsolete

noun

A fisherman who uses a trink.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"6. Item, That no Trinckerman or other Fisherman shall buy any Trincke, or take to receive any Copy under the seal of the Office of Mayoralty until he be allowed and thought fit by the Lord Mayor of LONDON, or by his Substitute, the Water-Bailiff for the Time being,"
"8. Item, That each Trincke shall every dark and foggy Night hang forth out of his said Trincke-boat one Lantern with sufficient Candle Light, for the better and safer Passage of Ships,"

Etymology

From Middle English treinekys or trynk, but earlier origin is unknown. Attested in Anglo-Norman or Middle English legal texts from the 14th century.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: treinekys

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

trinks (plural)

Derived Forms

trinkerman

Synonyms

trinkerman

Rhymes With

think link drink dead link sports drink pink sink kitchen sink ink india ink china ink indian ink

Questions

How do you pronounce trink?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪŋk/.
What does trink mean?: A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
Where does trink come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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