An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Jimpey, s. The same with Jimps.
Pop. Ball.

JINGLE, s. The smooth water at the back of a stone in a river, Ang.

To JINK, v. n. To elude a person who is trying to lay hold of one, S. jenk, S. B.
Burns.
2. To cheat, to trick, S.
P. Buch. Dial.
3. To make a quick turn.
Burns.
4. To escape, to avoid, S.
Ferguson.
5. To spend time idly, S. A.
J. Nicol.

Su. G. swink-a, subterfugia quaerere, Germ. schwink-en, celeriter movere.

Jink, s. The act of eluding another, S.
Burns.

Jinker, s.
1. A gay sprightly girl.
Ramsay.
2. A horse quick in its motions.
Burns.

To JIRBLE, v. n. To spill liquids, Fife.

JIRGLE, s. Any small quantity of liquor left in the bottom of a glass, or that has been emptied from one vessel to another, S.

To Jirgle, v. n. To empty any small quantity of liquor from one vessel to another, S.

To JIRK, v. a.
V. [Chirk].