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unchinked

unchinked

9.9
Having gaps between logs that let cold air in
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtʃɪŋkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin sellar
  • In this rustic lodge, we noticed the unchinked gaps between the logs.

Examples

  • Some mortar is unchinked and gravelly on the floor.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • And sometimes the postmistress would wink at me, as though she and I were the only two realistic persons in the world, and say that maybe it was not any "powers" she used to make the old vagrants work but certain cash money she slipped them from under a loose board in her floor or from behind some loose and unchinked rock in her chimney piece that drew them up to her door.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The cabin's walls were unchinked, allowing the cold wind to seep through.

  • She pointed out the unchinked areas that needed sealing to keep the house warm.

Synonyms

uncaulked
vsunchinked
9.1

Having small open gaps that let water or air pass

is specific to gaps between logs rather than general building joints

Antonyms

chinked
  • Archaic
8.4

A building with gaps between logs or stones filled to keep out wind and rain

How Sealed

sealed
2.5
chinked
  • Archaic
8.4
unchinked
  • Specialized
9.9
open
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unchinked positive

Morphology

unchinked = unchink (transparent) = un + chink + ed

The suffix '-ed' forms an adjectival past-participial form from the verb 'unchink', which itself is transparently 'un-' + 'chink'.

Etymology

Unchinked comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word chink, a familiar English word for 'a small crack or opening'. So an unchinked wall has those gaps between logs left open and not filled or sealed, which can make it cold and drafty.