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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Chink

or Jink. Money; so called because it chinks or jingles in the purse. Thus, if a person is asked if he has money, he rattles that which he has in his purse or pocket.

“Have chinks in thy purse.” Tusser.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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