Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of oatmeal gingerbread.
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- noun A
traditional softcake of NorthernEngland , usually made withoatmeal andtreacle . - noun biochemistry A particular
protein ,mutations in which are associated withParkinson's disease .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When I get down the ramp, I pay the toll, then follow the signs for the airport toward long-term parkin’.
Daddy Long Stroke Cairo 2010
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The researchers first discovered a mechanism at work in Parkinson's disease that prevents a protein called parkin from doing its job of keeping the brain clear of other proteins that can accumulate and kill off cells.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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A new study from the National Institutes of Health sheds light on the functions of two proteins related to Parkinson's disease, called parkin and PINK1.
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A Michigan State University researcher is working to uncover how a protein known as parkin may help nerve cells fight off damage from
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Even Mary Berry's light soft brown sugar is a bit mild – no, what you need here is the dark muscovado employed by Claire Clark and Dan Lepard – although the vast amount of treacle the latter spoons in with it makes it taste more like parkin.
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A whisky mac to cure a cold, a slab of parkin round the bonfire, a pocketful of gingernuts to cheer up a damp walk: all these things really ought to be available on the NHS from October to April.
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His 1965 song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" references the violence inflicted on civil rights protesters by cops ("Better stay away from those/That carry around a fire hose") but also reflected his growing cynicism ("Don't follow leaders/Watch the parkin' meters").
Peter Dreier: The Political Bob Dylan Peter Dreier 2011
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You guys just keep on serving up the irrationality softballs and we'll keep parkin ''em Ortiz-style.
WH: Obama to get more directly involved in health care talks 2009
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His 1965 song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" references the violence inflicted on civil rights protesters by cops ("Better stay away from those/That carry around a fire hose") but also reflected his growing cynicism ("Don't follow leaders/Watch the parkin' meters").
Peter Dreier: The Political Bob Dylan Peter Dreier 2011
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His 1965 song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" references the violence inflicted on civil rights protesters by cops ("Better stay away from those/That carry around a fire hose") but also reflected his growing cynicism ("Don't follow leaders/Watch the parkin' meters").
Peter Dreier: The Political Bob Dylan Peter Dreier 2011
sionnach commented on the word parkin
n. - moist ginger cake made with treacle and oatmeal
October 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word parkin
Moist! About half of Wordies will never eat something with moist in the ingredients.
October 19, 2008