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clinkable en · ADJ

Etymology

From clink + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of producing a clinking sound.
   • embraced us now we'd dumped the grid to mine our little clinkable purse of sixpenny physics 2002, Carol Rumens, Hex, Bloodaxe Books, →ISBN, page 20:
   • And good spots such as the Ruban Bleu can still scare up clinkable drinks for deserving people. 1945, Esquire, volume 24, page 184:
   • We purchased a large quantity of rubber-sheeting and by judiciously folding this round everything clinkable we made such progress that the complaints were reduced to five. 1937, London Charivari, volume 192, page 327:

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