adj. (also clincher-built) (of a boat) having external planks overlapping downwards and secured with clinched copper nails.
[ clink N.Engl. var. of CLINCH + -ER(1) ]
CLINKERBUILT
Meaning of CLINKERBUILT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012