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clinker
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[ˈklɪŋkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the stony residue from burnt coal or from a furnace
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Origin
:
mid 17th century: from obsolete Dutch klinckaerd (earlier form of klinker), from klinken ‘to clink’
[ˈklɪŋkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- something that is unsatisfactory, of poor quality, or a failure
(e.g: marketing couldn't save such clinkers as these films)
- something or someone excellent or outstanding
(e.g: she was a real clinker)
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Origin
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late 17th century (denoting a person or thing that clinks): from clink + -er. clinker dates from the mid 19th century, clinker from the 1930s
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