2. Noun. (plural of pinkie) ¹
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Definition of Pinkies
1. pinkie [n] - See also: pinkie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinkies
Literary usage of Pinkies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gleanings from the Sea: Showing the Pleasures, Pains and Penalties of Life by Joseph Warren Smith (1887)
"The " Launch," one of the last of the pinkies, used often to contest with the "
Banner" the claim for improvement on the part of these square stern vessels. ..."
2. Scottish Notes and Queries by John Malcolm Bulloch (1891)
"... pinkies" with him, he then put one hand on the heel of his boot, and with a
keen triumphant look said, " Aha, lad, a've touched cauld iron, ..."
3. A Handbook for Travellers in Durham and Northumberland by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare, John Murray (Firm) (1873)
"The woods on rt. are pinkies Cleugh, a subject of one of Mother ... that when
three boys with two thumbs on each hand should be born at pinkies Cleugh ..."
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