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clink noun [ klɪŋk ]

• a sharp ringing sound, such as that made by striking metal or glass.
• "the clink of ice in tall glasses"

clink verb

• make or cause to make a clink.
• "his ring clinked against the crystal"
Origin: Middle English (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch klinken .

clink noun

• prison.
• "some bloke he'd met in clink"
Origin: early 16th century (originally denoting a prison in Southwark, London): of unknown origin.


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