Chinse (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Chinsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chinsing.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
Chinsing iron, a light calking iron.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.