clinch
[ klinch ]
/ klɪntʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Also clench (for defs. 1-4, 9, 11, 12).
Origin of clinch
First recorded in 1560–70; later variant of Middle English clench
OTHER WORDS FROM clinch
clinch·ing·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH clinch
clench, clinchWords nearby clinch
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British Dictionary definitions for clinch
clinch
/ (klɪntʃ) /
verb
noun
Also (for senses 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10): clench
Word Origin for clinch
C16: variant of clench
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