subs. (old).—1. Money—See CHINK.
1834. H. TAYLOR, Philip van Artevelde, pt. II., iii., 1.
| We’re vile crossbow-men, and a knight are you, | |
| But steel is steel, and flesh is still but flesh, | |
| So let us see your CHINKERS. |
1887. BAUMANN, Londinismen, Slang und Cant, ‘A Slang Ditty,’ p. v.
| Rum coves that relieve us | |
| Of CHINKERS and pieces, | |
| Is gin’rally lagged, | |
| Or, wuss luck, gits scragged. |
2. (thieves’).—Handcuffs united by a chain. [Derivation obvious.] For synonyms, see DARBIES.
