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Clincher
·noun One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast. II. Clincher ·noun That which ends a...

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clincher
A smart reply.--Bailey's Dictionary. This word is used in a figurative Sense. To clinch a nail, rend...

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clincher
I. or clinker built Made of clincher-work, by the planks lapping one over the other. The contrar...

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Built
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Build>>. II. Built ·noun Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a shi...

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built
A prefix to denote the construction of a vessel, as carvel or clinker-built, bluff-built, frigate-bu...

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clincher-nails
Those which are of malleable metal, as copper, wrought iron, &c., which clinch by turning back the p...

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clincher-work
The disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank ...

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Air-built
·adj Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle. ...

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Clinker-built
·adj Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper e...

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Cloud-built
·adj Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary. ...

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Frigate-built
·adj Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle. ...

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High-built
·adj Of lofty structure; tall. ...

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Ice-built
·adj Loaded with ice. II. Ice-built ·adj Composed of ice. ...

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Jerry-built
·adj Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses. ...

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Sea-built
·adj Built at, in, or by the sea. ...

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built-block
Synonymous with made-block (which see). The lower masts of large ships are built or made. ...

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carvel-built
A vessel or boat, the planks of which are all flush and smooth, the edges laid close to each other, ...

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clinch-built
Clinker, or overlapping edges. ...

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clinker built
See clincherI ...

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fir-built
Constructed of fir. ...

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frigate-built
The disposition of the decks of such merchant ships as have a descent of some steps from the quarter...

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british-built ship
Such as has been built in Great Britain or Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, or some of th...

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built-up guns
Recently invented guns of great strength, specially adapted to meet the requirements of rifled artil...

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square-sterned and british built
A phrase to express the peculiar excellence of our first-class merchantmen. ...

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