Chiefly Sc. [f. JINK v.1 + -ER1.] One who or that which jinks; one who suddenly eludes or dodges; one who is nimble and sprightly; a dodging beast.
1724. Ramsay, Tea-t. Misc., Clout the Caldron, ii. I am a gentle jinker.
1786. Burns, To auld mare, vii. That day ye was a jinker noble, For heels an’ win’! Ibid., Ep. to Logan, x. Ochon for poor Castalian drinkers, When they fa’ foul o’ earthly jinkers.
1889. R. S. S. Baden-Powell, Pigsticking, 89. A pig, and particularly a ‘jinker,’ is more quickly reached with it.
