■ adjective (of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails. Compare with carvel-built .
Origin
C18: clinker from clink (north. Engl. var. of clinch ).
■ adjective (of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails. Compare with carvel-built .
Origin
C18: clinker from clink (north. Engl. var. of clinch ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004