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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clinker1
▶noun
- 1 the stony residue from burnt coal or from a furnace.
- 2 a brick with a vitrified surface.
– origin C17: from obs. Du. klinckaerd (earlier form of klinker), from klinken ‘to clink’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clinker2
▶noun informal
- 1 N. Amer. something that is unsatisfactory; a failure.
- 2 Brit. dated an excellent or outstanding person or thing.
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