clinker-built
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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