clink
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clink1
▶noun a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck. ▶verb make or cause to make a clink.
– origin ME (as v.): prob. from MDu. klinken.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clink2
▶noun informal prison.
– origin C16 (orig. denoting a prison in Southwark, London): of unknown origin.
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