In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
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
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.