Why even Jink might hit that sort of bird," cried Sir Howard, hilariously slapping his host on the back. If I were to tell Hoggs or Halkett that old Jink was an assassin, they would almost die of laughter before my eyes. Names like Tompkins and Jenkins and Jinks are funny without being vulgar; I mean they are vulgar without being common.

Jinks , has come here, to give information of an intended duel in this town. Jinks , not knowing exactly what to do, smiled a dependent's smile. Jinks looked humbly at the great man, and bit the top of his pen. Jinks , that you have very little to laugh at,' said the magistrate. The hungry-looking Jinks sighed, as if he were quite aware of the fact of his having very little indeed to be merry about; and, being ordered to take the lady's information, shambled to a seat, and proceeded to write it down.

And I guess I haven't forgotten old days, when I hired them like so much dirt, yes, by Jinks , so much dirt, there were so many of them.

But wait till they get to cutting up iv jinks and rowin' 'round.

This amusement is superintended by the Friar, according to the recurrence of certain fustian words, to be repeated by every compotator in turn before he drank a species of High Jinks , as it were, by which they regulated their potations, as toasts were given in latter times.