kiddlywink

== English == === Etymology === Possibly related to tiddlywink or kiddywink. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kiddlywink (plural kiddlywinks) (Cornwall, historical) A small pub only licensed to sell beer or cider. Synonym: kiddly 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. (historical) A small village shop. (humorous) A child. ==== Alternative forms ==== (small pub; small village shop): kiddle-a-wink, kiddleywink ==== References ==== (small village shop): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary