clinker-built
clink·er–built
adj \-ˌbilt\Definition of CLINKER-BUILT
: having the external planks or plates overlapping like the clapboards on a house
Origin of CLINKER-BUILT
clinker, noun, clinch
First Known Use: 1769
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