CLINCHER

clincher

(noun) a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets

clincher, decisive factor

(noun) a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

clincher, determiner, determining factor

(noun) an argument that is conclusive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clincher (plural clinchers)

That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm.

(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.

Source: Wiktionary


Clinch"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast. Pope.

2. That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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