(klingk) v.t.
1. To cause to make a short, slight, ringing sound.
2. Scot. & Brit. Dial. To clinch; rivet.
— v.i.
3. To make a short, slight, ringing sound.
4. To rime or jingle.
— noun
1. A tinkle, as of glass or small metallic bodies in collision.
2. Scot. Money; chink.
3. The shrill note of certain birds, as the whinchat.
4. A rime or jingle. [Imit. Cf. MDu. klinken.]

(klingk) noun Slang
A prison. [? after Clink prison in London]