Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Clinker \Clink"er\ (kl[i^][ng]k"[~e]r), n. [From clink; cf. D.
clinker a brick which is so hard that it makes a sonorous
sound, from clinken to clink. Cf. {Clinkstone}.]
1. A mass composed of several bricks run together by the
action of the fire in the kiln.
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2. Scoria or vitrified incombustible matter, formed in a
grate or furnace where anthracite coal in used; vitrified
or burnt matter ejected from a volcano; slag.
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3. A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.
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4. A kind of brick. See {Dutch clinker}, under {Dutch}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clinker
n 1: a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or
coal or charcoal fire [syn: {cinder}, {clinker}]
2: a hard brick used as a paving stone [syn: {clinker}, {clinker
brick}]
v 1: clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the
fire frequently"
2: turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in
burning
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