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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clinker-built/klɪŋkəˈbɪlt/

▶adjective (of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails. Compare with carvel-built.

– origin C18: clinker from clink (northern English var. of clinch).

'clinker-built' also found in these Oxford entries:

carvel-built - jolly - lapstrake

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