Clinker Definition & Meaning

clinker
noun
  1. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
  2. a hard brick used as a paving stone
verb
  1. clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently"
  2. turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning

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