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clincher

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clinch·er

[klin-cher]
noun
1.
a person or thing that clinches.
2.
a statement, argument, fact, situation, or the like, that is decisive or conclusive: The heat was the clincher that made us decide to leave the city.
3.
a nail, screw, etc., for clinching.
4.
Automotive. a clincher tire.

Origin:
1485–95; variant of Middle English clencher (clench + -er1)
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clincher (ˈklɪntʃə)
 
n
1.  informal something decisive, such as a fact, score, etc
2.  a person or thing that clinches

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clincher
1495, a class of shipyard worker, from clinch. As a type of nail, from 1735; as a conclusive statement, argument, etc., 1737.
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clincher definition

[ˈklɪntʃɚ]
  1. n.
    the final element; the straw that broke the camel's back. (See also capper.) : The clincher was when the clerk turned up the volume.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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