Definitions

1. verb

to break or cleave something, especially wood, with a chisel or an axe.

“The carpenter chanked the wood to make it fit into the frame.”

2. verb

to make a chinking or chinking sound, especially of a tool striking an object.

“The chisel chanked against the stone as the craftsman worked on the sculpture.”

3. noun

a break or cleft in something, especially a tree.

“There was a chank in the tree trunk where the lightning had struck.”