kinklen.
/ˈkɪŋk(ə)l/ 1. A little or slight kink or twist; also transferred.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > curled condition or formation
crispation1626
curling1626
curl1665
kink1678
crispature1745
quirling1754
kinkle1862
1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. ii. 7 To shake the kinkles out o' back an' legs.
1881 R. D. Blackmore Christowell (1882) xvi He stroked the cow; but she..made no other movement than a kinkle in her tail.
2. A herringbone or zigzag arrangement in which bricks are laid in a kiln, etc., the alternate courses being inclined at an angle of 45° in opposite directions: attributive, as in kinkle form, kinkle shape, kinkle course.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > brick and tile making > [noun] > arrangement in kiln
kinkle course1855
1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. 161/1 at Kiln The next is the stretcher and kinkle or skinkle course..in which the stretcher..lies over the solid arch, and the kinkle..over the hollow work.
1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. 161/1 at Kiln Roofing-tiles [are laid] in the kinkle shape.
1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. 161/1 at Kiln The large paving bricks are either laid up in the kinkle form, on their ends, or flat, like common bricks.
3. figurative. A ‘wrinkle’, a hint. Cf. kink n.1 2b.
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society > communication > information > [noun] > special or useful
hint1777
wrinkle1818
tip1845
hunch1849
the straight tip1871
kinklea1873
speech1874
quiff1881
pointer1884
griffin1889
griff1891
tip-off1901
rumble1905
wheeze1906
drum1915
a1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton Parisians ii. viii I am not without a kinkle that you will be enthused.
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