Plural of chinker; multiple people or tools used for chinking, or things that produce chinking sounds.
Simple plural formation from 'chinker,' which derives from the verb 'chink' plus '-er' agent suffix, with '-s' pluralization.
In colonial construction records, you'd see references to 'the chinkers' as a specialized work crew—this word captures how frontier communities organized skilled labor for survival tasks.
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