jinker

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  1. One who moves about or dodges quickly; one who is nimble and sportive. [Scots.] That day ye was a jinker noble, For heels an' win'! Burns, Auld Farmer's Salutation to his Auld Mare.
  2. plural An Australian contrivance much used in the bush for moving heavy logs and trunks of trees. It consists of two pairs of wheels with their axletrees joined by a long beam, under which the trunks are suspended by chains. Its structure is varied in town for moving wooden houses. Called in England a whim. E. E. Morris, Austral English.

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