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clinker

Main Entry:: ¹clin·ker
Pronunciation:: \ˈkliŋ-kər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: alteration of earlier klincard a hard yellowish Dutch brick
Date:: 1641

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

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