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KINCHIN

\kˈɪnt͡ʃɪn], \kˈɪnt‍ʃɪn], \k_ˈɪ_n_tʃ_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of KINCHIN

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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kin'chin, n. a child in thieves' slang.--n. KIN'CHIN-MORT, a child, generally a girl.--KINCHIN LAY, the robbing of children. [Cf. kidnap.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(cant.). Child; k. lay, practice of stealing money from children sent on errands. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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