Etymology

spink

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Today it means: The chaffinch. Full definition →

Middle English spink
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromspink“chaffinch”
  2. English todaySpink

Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.