klinker, noun
/ˈklɪŋkə/, /ˈkləŋkə(r)/
- Origin:
- DutchShow more Dutch, a very hard, pale-coloured brick, from klinken to sound, ring.
- Note:
- Found in general English as clinker.
2. A clinker, a small, exceptionally hard, pale-coloured brick used especially for exposed work, steps, or paving; klompie noun2. Also in combination klinker-brick.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 265Klinkers,..A brick that has been partially vitrified in the kiln used for paving courtyards.
Any very hard biscuit.
A clinker, a small, exceptionally hard, pale-coloured brick used especially for exposed work, steps, or paving; klompie noun2. Also in combination klinker-brick.
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