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clinker-built Definition

clinker-built (-bilt′)

adjective

built with the planks of the hull overlapping, as a boat

Etymology: clinker < clink, dial. var. of clench

clinker-built Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • boat: The results were as follows: Severn Plate - for Junior Pairs, in clinker-built boats.
  • ship: This should come as no surprise since iron was a valuable material, and in a clinker-built ship the planks were closely clenched together.
  • vessel: Below the flint were much larger boulders and even these had been displaced, in turn exposing the floors of yet another clinker-built vessel.

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