Meanings
nounchinkapin (plural chinkapins)
plural chinkapins
- alternativeAlternative form of chinquapin.
I was chased out of a chinkapin woods by a bull.
1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 417
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
Similar
Broader
edible nut
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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