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A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the kiln.

Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See Lapstreak.

A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.

Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel.

is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.

See Clinker-built.

er Auction. -- Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim milk. -- Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape. -- Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium repens), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland.…

A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]

A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.

emi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker. Wagner.

The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing. Knight.

Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker- built; -- said of boats.