chink

1) A term used for money; used in various paris of England, as well as in the United States.--Grose. Forby.

Though never so much a good huswife doth care

That such as do labour have husbandly fare;

Yet feed them and cram them, till purse do lack chink,

'No spoon-meat, no bellyfull,' laborers think.

Kill crow, pie, and cadow, rook, buzzard, and raven,

Or else go desire them to seek a new haven.

Tusser, Husbandry.

When joyful tidings reach the ear,

And dad retires by Heaven's commands,

To leave his chink to better hands.

Somerville, Fables, 2.

2) TO CHINK

To rattle, jingle; to cause to rattle or jingle. Used especially of the noise of coin shaken in a purse or bag.

At length the busy time begins, "Come, neighbours, we must wag."-- The money chinks, down drop the chins, Each lugging out his bag.--Cowper, Yearly Distress.

He chinks his purse, and takes his seat of state;

With ready quills the dedicators wait.

Pope, Dunciad.