The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkershire \Tink"er*shire\, Tinkle \Tin"kle\, n. (Zool.)
   The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. i. [Freq. of tink. See Tink, Tingle.]
   1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a
      piece of metal does when struck; to clink.
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            As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. --1 Cor.
                                                  xiii. 1.
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            The sprightly horse
            Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. --Dodsley.
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   2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
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            And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tinkling.]
   To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkle \Tin"kle\, n.
   A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.
   --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tinkle
    n 1: a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn:
         ting, tinkle]
    v 1: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: tinkle,
         tink, clink, chink]