Chinse /(?)/
Chinse
v. t. & i.
imp. & p. p. Chinsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chinsing
- To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. (Naut.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Chinsing iron
- a light calking iron.