clinchern.

/ˈklɪnʃə/

Etymology: < clinch v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare clencher n.

One who or that which clinches.

†1. Formerly, A workman who clinched the bolts in ship-building. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > in specific trade or type of work

clincher1495

ship-carpenter1495

clinger1538

clencher1559

clinker1656

converter1811

square-maker1850

ship smith1858

red leader1882

chippy chap1903

stager1927

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 22 The wages of a Maister Shipwright by the day iiijd..An able clyncher by the day iid.

1538 A. Fitzherbert Loffice & Auctoryte Iustiyes de Peas f. xciij An able Clincher [shal take] by the day ij d. and without meat and drinke iiij. d.

1651 Assessment in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (modernized text) VI. 695 Mastershipwright, 4 under him; Hewers or common shipwrights; Able clincher; Able holder; Master calker; Calkers labouring by tide; Mean calker.

1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 15.

2. A nail, etc. used for clinching.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > clinch-nail

clinch-nail1626

clinch1659

clincher1725

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 318 With [wimbles] he pierc'd 'em, and with clinchers bound.

3. A tool for clinching nails.

ΚΠ

1874 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.

4. A conclusive statement, argument, etc.; a ‘finisher’, ‘settler’. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. > conclusive act, utterance, etc.

clincher1737

settler1744

dernier mot1834

the last word1842

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > conclusive proof or argument

proving?c1225

demonstrationa1393

warranta1450

satisfaction1584

clunchfist1590

ergo1590

apodixis1646

ergotism1656

clinker1733

clincher1804

clencher1878

1737 London Mag. Jan. 14/1 This is a Clincher, i'faith; for if Twenty such Laws could be actually produced, no Man in his Senses would do it.

1775 D. Garrick Let. 27 Aug. (1832) II. 82 To introduce for a Clincher, and confirm the young man in his good resolutions.

1784 Belknap Papers (1877) I. 403 The last stroke was a clincher.

1804 Anecd. Bp. Watson, Let. Oct. (R.) If he is obliged to strike a last blow, it will be a clincher.

1826 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 11) II. 313 In a conversational sparring-match..as you triumphantly prepare for a pinch of snuff, by way of clincher to a caustic hit.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1837) 1st ser. xxiv. 253 Have you ever seen this here book on the ‘Elder Controversy’..? This author's friends say it's a clincher.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West v. 102 This [argument] struck me as the nearest to a ‘clincher’ of all I had heard.

1965 Listener 26 Aug. 292/2 It would be a relief to tie up this discussion with the clincher that they started and led the riots.

1968 International Herald Tribune 3 Sept. 7/3 But the clincher was a stunning rise of 28 percent in the number of robberies.

†5. A punster. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun > making of > one who makes

punner1689

clincher1693

punster1699

1693 W. Robertson Phraseologia Generalis (new ed.) 340 A clincher Homo festivus, urbanus.

1708–15 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clincher, a witty or ingenious Person, that makes smart Repartees.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

†6. A clinker-built vessel. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Clincher, a Bark, Boat, or small Ship, whose Planks are Larded over one an other.

1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clincher,..a small Ship, or Boat, whose Planks are laid one over another. [Hence in Bailey.]

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Clincar, a sort of flat-bottomed clinker-built pram.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

clincher-build n.

ΚΠ

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 567/1 Clincher-build, clincher-plating, clincher-work, and, erroneously, clinker-work.

clincher-plating n.

ΚΠ

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 567/1 Clincher-build, clincher-plating, clincher-work, and, erroneously, clinker-work.

C2.

clincher-built n. = clinker-built adj. at clinker n.³ Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

1769 St. James' Chron. 10–11 Aug. 2/2 Pleasure Yacht, clincher-built..26 Tons.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 223 The principle has since been acted upon in clincher-built boats.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Clincher or Clinker Built, made of clincher-work, by the planks lapping one over the other. The contrary of carvel-work.

clincher-work n. (a) lap-jointed work, as in boats of a lighter construction, weather boarding, shingling; (b) a similar work in which iron plates are lapped and riveted.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > lap-jointed work

clincher-work1769

clinch-work1784

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Clincher-work,..when the lower edge of every plank over-lays the next under it, like the slates on the top of a house.

1805 Mariner's Dict. Carvel Work, in contradistinction to clincher work.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Clincher-work, the disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank overlaps that next below it. This is sometimes written as pronounced, clinker-work.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	clincher
释义	clinchern. /ˈklɪnʃə/ Etymology: < clinch v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare clencher n. One who or that which clinches. †1. Formerly, A workman who clinched the bolts in ship-building. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > in specific trade or type of work clincher1495 ship-carpenter1495 clinger1538 clencher1559 clinker1656 converter1811 square-maker1850 ship smith1858 red leader1882 chippy chap1903 stager1927 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 22 The wages of a Maister Shipwright by the day iiijd..An able clyncher by the day iid. 1538 A. Fitzherbert Loffice & Auctoryte Iustiyes de Peas f. xciij An able Clincher [shal take] by the day ij d. and without meat and drinke iiij. d. 1651 Assessment in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (modernized text) VI. 695 Mastershipwright, 4 under him; Hewers or common shipwrights; Able clincher; Able holder; Master calker; Calkers labouring by tide; Mean calker. 1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 15. 2. A nail, etc. used for clinching. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > clinch-nail clinch-nail1626 clinch1659 clincher1725 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 318 With [wimbles] he pierc'd 'em, and with clinchers bound. 3. A tool for clinching nails. ΚΠ 1874 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 4. A conclusive statement, argument, etc.; a ‘finisher’, ‘settler’. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > concluding action, utterance, etc. > conclusive act, utterance, etc. clincher1737 settler1744 dernier mot1834 the last word1842 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > conclusive proof or argument proving?c1225 demonstrationa1393 warranta1450 satisfaction1584 clunchfist1590 ergo1590 apodixis1646 ergotism1656 clinker1733 clincher1804 clencher1878 1737 London Mag. Jan. 14/1 This is a Clincher, i'faith; for if Twenty such Laws could be actually produced, no Man in his Senses would do it. 1775 D. Garrick Let. 27 Aug. (1832) II. 82 To introduce for a Clincher, and confirm the young man in his good resolutions. 1784 Belknap Papers (1877) I. 403 The last stroke was a clincher. 1804 Anecd. Bp. Watson, Let. Oct. (R.) If he is obliged to strike a last blow, it will be a clincher. 1826 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 11) II. 313 In a conversational sparring-match..as you triumphantly prepare for a pinch of snuff, by way of clincher to a caustic hit. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1837) 1st ser. xxiv. 253 Have you ever seen this here book on the ‘Elder Controversy’..? This author's friends say it's a clincher. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West v. 102 This [argument] struck me as the nearest to a ‘clincher’ of all I had heard. 1965 Listener 26 Aug. 292/2 It would be a relief to tie up this discussion with the clincher that they started and led the riots. 1968 International Herald Tribune 3 Sept. 7/3 But the clincher was a stunning rise of 28 percent in the number of robberies. †5. A punster. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun > making of > one who makes punner1689 clincher1693 punster1699 1693 W. Robertson Phraseologia Generalis (new ed.) 340 A clincher Homo festivus, urbanus. 1708–15 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clincher, a witty or ingenious Person, that makes smart Repartees. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. †6. A clinker-built vessel. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Clincher, a Bark, Boat, or small Ship, whose Planks are Larded over one an other. 1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clincher,..a small Ship, or Boat, whose Planks are laid one over another. [Hence in Bailey.] 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Clincar, a sort of flat-bottomed clinker-built pram. Compounds C1. General attributive. clincher-build n. ΚΠ 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 567/1 Clincher-build, clincher-plating, clincher-work, and, erroneously, clinker-work. clincher-plating n. ΚΠ 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 567/1 Clincher-build, clincher-plating, clincher-work, and, erroneously, clinker-work. C2. clincher-built n. = clinker-built adj. at clinker n.³ Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ 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 1769 St. James' Chron. 10–11 Aug. 2/2 Pleasure Yacht, clincher-built..26 Tons. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 223 The principle has since been acted upon in clincher-built boats. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Clincher or Clinker Built, made of clincher-work, by the planks lapping one over the other. The contrary of carvel-work. clincher-work n. (a) lap-jointed work, as in boats of a lighter construction, weather boarding, shingling; (b) a similar work in which iron plates are lapped and riveted. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > lap-jointed work clincher-work1769 clinch-work1784 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Clincher-work,..when the lower edge of every plank over-lays the next under it, like the slates on the top of a house. 1805 Mariner's Dict. Carvel Work, in contradistinction to clincher work. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Clincher-work, the disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank overlaps that next below it. This is sometimes written as pronounced, clinker-work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1495
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