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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1†n.

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Quotations

1958

Pinkie [in St. John's, Nfld] is a cheap wine highly regarded by waterfront connoisseurs, a chaser for screech.

2n. — Local

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Quotations

1962

Vancouver police last year started issuing "pinkies," tickets that give motorists a gentle warning of infraction rather than require them to pay a fine.