CLINKER Definition & Meaning

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clinker

[ kling-ker ]

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noun

Slang.

any mistake or error.
something that is a failure; a product of inferior quality.
a wrong note in a musical performance.
British. someone or something wonderful or exceedingly well-liked.

clinker

[ kling-ker ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that clinks.

clinker

[ kling-ker ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
a hard Dutch brick, used especially for paving.
a partially vitrified mass of brick.
the scale of oxide formed on iron during forging.
Geology. a mass of vitrified material ejected from a volcano.

verb (used without object)

to form clinkers in burning.

clinker

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noun

the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
Also calledclinker brick a hard brick used as a paving stone
a partially vitrified brick or mass of brick
slang.
something of poor quality, such as a film
slang.
a mistake or fault, esp a wrong note in music

verb

intr to form clinker during burning

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of clinker¹

First recorded in 1830–40; special use of clinker ²

Origin of clinker²

First recorded in 1680–90; clink ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of clinker³

First recorded in 1635–45; from Dutch klinker (formerly klinkaerd ) “slag”; also a kind of brick, derivative of klinken, clinken “to clink” (from the sound the material makes when struck)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of clinker¹

C17: from Dutch klinker a type of brick, from obsolete klinckaerd, literally: something that clinks (referring to the sound produced when one was struck), from klinken to clink ¹

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Bee was built using age-old clinker planking techniques for a co-operative of crofters from Stroma which sits between Orkney and the mainland.

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"She has made enough ridiculous rulings in this case that nobody should be surprised if she makes another clinker," he told Salon.

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Cement is made through a process called clinkering, where limestone and other raw materials are crushed and heated to about 1,450°C in large kilns.

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Glass bottles, ceramics, coal fragments, ash and clinker were thought to be filling material for the pond.

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