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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat.
  • A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging.
  • A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
  • Clink, derived from clinch, hence one who clinches or that clinches.
  • Hardened volcanic lava.
  • One who clinks or an item that clinks, hence fetters are also called clinkers.
  • Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.

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