'Chinsing iron' definitions:
Definition of 'Chinsing iron'
- Chinse \Chinse\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Chinsed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chinsing.] (Naut.)
To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the
point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
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- Chinsing iron, a light calking iron.
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