chinkapin

British  

/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of chinquapin

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Example Sentences

And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

I was chased out of a chinkapin woods by a bull.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Aunt Tempy laughed, as she straightened herself in her chair, and said:— "I des knowed dey wuz sump'n' 'n'er gwine 'cross my min' w'en I year talk 'bout dat ar sheep by de chinkapin tree."

From Nights With Uncle Remus by Winter, Milo

Clumps of chinkapin bushes intervened, effectually hiding the hollow from the road.

From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth

Both the chinkapin and chestnut may be grafted or budded one upon the other.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association