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clinker
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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. clinker
  2. clinker beech
  3. clinker boat
  4. clinker-built
  5. cement clinker
  6. Dutch clinker

1clin·ker

noun \ˈkliŋ-kər\

Definition of CLINKER

1
: a brick that has been burned too much in the kiln
2
: stony matter fused together : slag

Origin of CLINKER

alteration of earlier klincard a hard yellowish Dutch brick
First Known Use: 1641

Rhymes with CLINKER

blinker, drinker, linker, prinker, shrinker, sinker, skinker, stinker, thinker, tinker, winker

2clink·er

noun \ˈkliŋ-kər\

Definition of CLINKER

1
British : something first-rate
2
a : a wrong note
b : a serious mistake or error : boner
c : an utter failure : flop
d : something of poor quality

Origin of CLINKER

1clink
First Known Use: 1733

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