clinchedadj.
/klɪnʃt/ Firmly fastened as a nail or bolt; clinker-built. Formerly in other senses of clenched adj.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [adjective] > clenched
writhenc1400
clincheda1547
steeked1565
griped1583
clubbed1625
clenched1708
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > built with planks overlapping
shingled1362
clincheda1547
clincher-built1769
clinker-built1769
plank-over-plank1769
clencher-built1850
clinch-built1867
lapstreaked1883
a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) ii. sig. Aiiiv Of clinched ribbes of firre This hors was made.
1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 94 Give unto thy friend a clinched Hand.
1867 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 7 The inextinguishable glance and the clench'd and lifted fist.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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