jinker
Meaning
- A two-wheeled vehicle or frame for carrying logs.
- A light two-wheeled horse-drawn cart; a sulky.
Example
They loaded the logs onto the jinker and hitched up the bullocks.
Origin
Origin unknown
Nearby words
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