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a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
- I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat
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Words Related to clink
- glasshouse
- [British],
- guardhouse,
- hulk(s)
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clink
verb
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“Clink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clink. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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