jenkin

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Jenkin^¹

/ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/

Rhymes with -ɛnkɪn

Where it comes from

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.
An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

jenkin^²

noun jenkins

A narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal. A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]

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@misc{jenkin_2026,
  title = {jenkin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jenkin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}