Marry, bachelor,
Her mother is the lady of the house,
And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous
I nursed her daughter, that you talk’d withal;
I tell you, he that can lay hold of her
Shall have the chinks.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5. The Nurse tells Romeo that Juliet’s mother is the lady of the house and any man who marries her will be financially well off. “Chinks” are the sounds coins make when the knock against each other. But as “chink” can also mean a a small slit or narrow opening, this is an example of a bawdy pun by Juliet’s naughty Nurse.