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chincapin

British  
/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of chinquapin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But, simple as the house was, it was approached by lordly avenues, shaded with black-jack and sweet gum and chincapin, interwoven with superb magnolias and gorgeous tulip trees.

From Winter Evening Tales by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Upon my word, chincapin," said he, "we haven't opened that basket yet!

From Dotty Dimple Out West by May, Sophie

Summer grapes hung their just ripened clusters from the vine-laden saplings, and the chincapin bushes were starred with opening burrs.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 by Various

Our tea-sets were bits of dishes That mother had thrown away, With chincapin saucers and acorn-cups; And our dolls slept on moss and hay.

From The Nursery, Number 164 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various

There was one, a little dark-moustached Spaniard, who was listening and peering at him, with eyes black and pointed as a chincapin, and, murmuring softly in Spanish, turned and went away.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry