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CLINKSTONE
Etymology
Noun
clinkstone (countable and uncountable, plural clinkstones)
phonolite
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Source: Wiktionary
Clink"stone` (; 110), n. Etym: [Clink + stone; -- from its sonorousness.] (Min.)
Definition: An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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