d 2 i 1 n 1 k 5 y 4
5 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a small locomotive
adjective small and insignificant
adjective (British informal) pretty and neat
origin1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.
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