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Chinker

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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Speaker: Ah, well this is a log building- these are other- this is a log building that's going to be a chinker but it isn't finished but- Interviewer: What is a chinker? Speaker: Ah, instead of being sc-- fit so tightly that just insulation is between the logs- Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: There's actually a gap left and you plaster that with cement. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: Yeah, so you don't fit them. You don't spend as much time fitting them but you have to spend the time after sealing them off-
A type of building insulation construction