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kinchin (iou)



kinchin noun. slang. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
[German Kindchen dim. of Kind child: cf. -KIN.]
A young child. Orig. & usu. in comb. (see below).
Comb.: kinchin-cove a young boy; kinchin-lay the practice of stealing money from children sent on errands; kinchin-mort [see MOT noun1] a young girl.