tonquin

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A form of Tonkin — A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

tonquin1

nountonquin (plural tonquins)

plural tonquins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tonka.

Tonquin2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Tonkin.
    1 more example

    Therefore in hopes to defray ſome of the Charges he muſt be at, he bought a Sloop, loaded it with ſeveral ſorts of Goods, wherewith the Tinquineſe uſually trade to the neighbouring Iſlands, and putting fourteen Men on board, whereof three were of the Country, he appointed me Maſter of the Sloop, and gave me power to traffick for two Months, while he tranſacted his Affairs at Tonquin.

    1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Sets out on His Third Voyage; is taken by Pyrates. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part III (A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdribb, Luggnagg, and Japan), pages 3–4

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

quinton
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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