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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRINK, v.² To blink the eye, wink. Obs. in Eng. exc. dial. See also Prinkle.Abd. a.1800 W. Walker Bards (1887) 634:
The dear, the lovely blinkin' o't [eye] . . . Plagues me wi' the prinkin' o't.