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Webster 1913 Edition
Clinker-built
Clinkâ²er-built
,Adj.
(Naut.)
Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See
Lapstreak
. Webster 1828 Edition
Clinker-built
CLINKER-BUILT
,Adj.