Pronunciation: - ˌ bilt
Function: adjective
Etymology: clinker, noun, clinch
Date: 1769
: having the external planks or plates overlapping like the clapboards on a house <a clinker-built boat>
Pronunciation: - ˌ bilt
Function: adjective
Etymology: clinker, noun, clinch
Date: 1769
: having the external planks or plates overlapping like the clapboards on a house <a clinker-built boat>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012