Clint

[ klint ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Clinton.

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British Dictionary definitions for clint

clint

/ (klɪnt) /


nounphysical geography
  1. a section of a limestone pavement separated from adjacent sections by solution fissures: See grike

  2. any small surface exposure of hard or flinty rock, as on a hillside or in a stream bed

Origin of clint

1
C12: from Danish and Swedish klint, from Old Swedish klinter, related to Icelandic klettr rock

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