Kink
Kink , noun
[Dutch kink a bend or turn, or Swedish kink.]
1.
A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2.
An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloquial] — Cozzens
Kink , intransitive verb
To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
Kink , noun
[Compare Chincough, Kink-haust.]
A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scottish]