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muck_tin, mucktin, tan, tannie, tin, tin-can, tinnie, tinny, tun,
tin [tɪn, ˈtɪne]
n. Tin. A small tin mug or drinking vessel. col. Cash.
dim. tinnie A tinsmith. A tin mug.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
muck tin: A rubbish bin.
tin-can: Corrugated iron.
tainchel, tanchell, teinchil, tinchal, tinchel, tinckbell, tinckell, tinkell,
tinchel [ˈtɪŋxəl]
n. A ring of hunters who surround a chosen area and gradually close in to entrap any quarry.
v. To hunt, track down or round up.
tinctur, tinter,
tinctur [ˈtɪŋ(k)tər, I. ˈtɪntər]
n. A tincture. A trace, a very small quantity.
tindel, tindle, tindle-box, tundle,
tindle [tɪn(d)l]
n. Tinder.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tindle-box: A tinderbox.
teind, tind, tine, tynd, tyne,
tine [təin]
n. A prong. A spike. The tooth of a rake. The horn of a waning moon.
ting, ting$t, tinged, tingg, tingit, tingt,
ting [tɪŋ]
v. To stuff, cram, fill to the point of acute discomfort. Of cattle or people with up: to swell up or become distended with wind.
pt. pp. tingt adj. tingit Stuffed, crammed, etc.
tingelt, tingle, tinglet,
tingle [tɪŋl]
n. A ringing, jingling noise.
v. To cause to tinkle, ring or chime lightly.
pt. pp. tingelt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tinglin: Tingling etc.
tink, tink$s, tinker, tinkie, tinkin, tinkler, tinky,
tinker [ˈtɪŋkər]
also tinkler, contracted tink
n. An initerant pedlar or trader usually living in a tent or caravan. A contemptuous term for a person, a foul-mouthed, quarrelsome, vulgar person.
dim. tinkie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tinkie's maskin: Tea brewed in a cup.
tinkin [ˈtɪŋkɪn]: An abusive scolding. A slanging.
tink's tea: Tea brewed in a pot.
tinkle,
tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl]
v. To ring, chime, of or like a bell. To ring the bells about, to sing the praises of.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tinklin: Tinkling etc.
Tinnigum, Tyningham, Tynnigum, Tynningham,
Tinnigum [ˈtɪnɪgəm]
pn. Tyningham (East Lothian).

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