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sink⋅er

  [sing-ker]
–noun
1. a person or thing that sinks.
2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
4. Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
5. Also called sinkerball. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
Origin:
1520–30; 1920–25 for def. 4; 1925–30 for def. 5; sink + -er 1

Related forms:
sink⋅er⋅less, adjective
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sink·er·ball   (sĭng'kər-bôl')   
n.   Baseball
A pitched ball that sinks sharply as it reaches the plate; a sinker.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
sinker

  1. n.
    a doughnut. : All our sinkers are brought in fresh on Monday.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

sinker

See sinking fund bond.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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