clincher-built
[ klin-cher-bilt ]
Origin of clincher-built
1First recorded in 1760–70
Words Nearby clincher-built
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How to use clincher-built in a sentence
I made another stroke, and felt my hand pass down the side of an object that I knew at once was a clincher-built boat.
Ned Myers | James Fenimore CooperLatterly a clincher-built boat with covered fore-sheets, and one mast with a trysail.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythA bluff, clincher-built vessel, fitted with a well, to preserve the lobsters alive.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythA clincher-built vessel with lug-sails, similar to the drift or mackerel boats.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythThe viking ship (from ninth century on-wards) was clincher-built, caulked with hair, and iron fastened.
Toy-Making in School and Home | Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
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