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

To BINK, v. a. To press down, so as to deprive any thing of its proper shape. It is principally used as to shoes, when, by careless wearing, they are allowed to fall down in the heels; S.

O. Teut. bangh-en, premere, in angustum cogere. Sw. bank-a, to beat, seems allied; q. to beat down.

BINK, s.
1. A bench, a seat; S. B.
Priests of Peblis.
2. A wooden frame, fixed to the wall of a house, for holding plates, bowls, spoons, &c. Ang. It is also called a Plate-rack; S.
Colvil.

BINK, s. A bank, an acclivity, S. B.
Evergreen.

Wachter observes that Germ. bank, Su. G. baenk, denote any kind of eminence.

V. [Benk].

BINWEED.
V. [Bunwede].

BYPTICIT, part. pa. Dipped or dyed.

Lat. baptizo.

Houlate.