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kink
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kink \Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
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1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a
spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop
or curl; a doubling in a cord.
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2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
[Colloq.] --Cozzens.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kink \Kink\, n. [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.] A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
