Main Entry: ¹chink

Pronunciation: \ˈchiŋk\

Function: noun

Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure

Date: 1535

1 : a small cleft, slit, or fissure <a chink in the fence>
2 : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable <his lawyers found a chink in the law>
3 : a narrow beam of light shining through a chink