clincher-built
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of clincher-built
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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There was a time, however, when the clincher-built lugger plied her trade as boldly, and almost as regularly, as the regular coaster; and that period is within the memory of those who are yet young.
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A particular clincher-built craft used on the Humber.
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I made another stroke, and felt my hand pass down the side of an object that I knew at once was a clincher-built boat.
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A bluff, clincher-built vessel, fitted with a well, to preserve the lobsters alive.
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Also, a clincher-built fast rowing-boat, rather larger than a gig, appropriated in a man-of-war for the use of the captain.
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