(obsolete) A dealer in porcelain (china). [18th–19th c.]

(cricket, dated) A left-arm unorthodox bowling action (left-arm wrist-spin) / (cricket) A spin bowler who uses such an action / (cricket) A ball delivered with such an action

(dated, now offensive) A man who is Chinese. / A sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the Old China Trade

(Australia) A jocular explanation for bad luck.

(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.

Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.

plural of Chinaman

plural of chinaman

(idiomatic, offensive) No chance; zero possibility.

plural of chinaberry