Meaning of kiddlywink | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small pub only licensed to sell beer or cider.
   Cornwall, historical
2. A small village shop.
   historical
3. A child.
   humorous

Examples

“"And we have a notion how much he had to drink in the kiddlywink."”

“1980, John Hugh Norton Mason, West country walks and legends, Academy Chicago Pub Bessie's Cove was said to be named after a Bessie Burrows who kept a small 'kiddlywink' inn on the cliff-top.”

“There's a kiddlywink there where my crew and l have spent many a happy hour.””

“'My sweet kiddlywinks, we are going on a car trip into the mountains and there we 'll stay in Danny's house in the rainforest.'”

“Frankie wasn't sure he liked being called a kiddlywink but, as the air fizzed around him, he felt his worries dissolve like a spoonful of sherbet”

“'Well, kiddlywinks' –she touched her face round the edges– 'we've somebody coming tos ee us. Tomorrow, first thing.'”

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