jenkin

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/ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/

noun

A narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.

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Meanings

jenkin1

nounjenkin (plural jenkins)

plural jenkins

  1. businessA narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.

    A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]

    1898, Herbert William Hughes, A Text-book of Coal-mining, page 154

Jenkin2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

Origin

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

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APA

jenkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jenkin

MLA

“jenkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jenkin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jenkin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jenkin.

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