Part 6266

<hw><hw>King"ston</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>King"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The black angel fish. See <cref>Angel fish</cref>, under <er>Angel</er>.</def>

<h1>Kingston metal</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"ston met"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery.</def>

<i>McElrath.</i>

<h1>Kingston valve</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"ston valve</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Marine Steam Engin.)</fld> <def>A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.</def>

<h1>Kingtruss</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"truss`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.</def>

<h1>Kinic</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Ki"nic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F.<ets>kinique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quinic</er>.</def>

<h1>Kink</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kink</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>kink</ets> a bend or turn, or Sw. <ets>kink</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>Cozzens.</i>

<h1>Kink</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kink</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kinked</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kinking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.</def>

<h1>Kink</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kink</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Chincough</er>, <er>Kink-haust</er>.]</ety> <def>A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Kinkajou</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kin"ka*jou`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>kinkajou</ets>, <ets>quincajou</ets>, from the native American name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (<spn>Cercoleptes caudivolvulus</spn>) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family (<spn>Cercoleptid\'91</spn>) allied to the raccoons. Called also <altname>potto</altname>, and <altname>honey bear</altname>.</def>

<h1>Kinkhaust</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kink"haust`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>kink</ets> to gasp (cf. <er>Chin cough</er>) + <ets>haust</ets> a cough (akin to E. <ets>wheeze</ets>).]</ety> <def>Whooping cough.</def> <mark>[Obs.or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Kinkle</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kin"kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as 3d <er>Kink</er>.</def>

<h1>Kinky</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>Kink"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; <as>as, <ex>kinky</ex> hair</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Queer; eccentric; crotchety.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>