Meaning

noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

noun a hard brick used as a paving stone

verb clear out the cinders and clinker from

originEtymology tree English clink Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clinker From clink + -er.

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