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Definition of Clincher
1. Noun. An argument that is conclusive.
Generic synonyms: Argument, Statement
Derivative terms: Determine
2. Noun. A point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively.
Generic synonyms: Causal Factor, Determinant, Determinative, Determiner, Determining Factor
Derivative terms: Clinch
3. Noun. A tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets.
Definition of Clincher
1. n. One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast.
Definition of Clincher
1. Noun. That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm. ¹
2. Noun. (cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clincher
1. a decisive fact or remark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clincher
Literary usage of Clincher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"2—clincher tire on quick detachable run. rig. B—Showing a tire inflated on a ...
Flg. 8A—A clincher flexible bead tire i* practically the same tire except ..."
2. The Mountaineer by Conrad Speece (1823)
"And luckily, to facilitate my work, here resides near me old clincher ...
The father of clincher was a miser before him, an idolater of gold ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"... the incident of Beau clincher and Tom Jit-rand's change of clothes, ...
Beau clincher, Dowton as Smuggler, and Miss Mellon as Angelica ; and at the ..."
4. Modern Business Writing by Charles Harvey Raymond (1921)
"THE clincher "The purpose of the> 'closer' is to focus the prospect's mind, ...
Then, from the prospect's viewpoint, the persuasive clincher phrase sums up ..."
5. Best in the Long Run: What? Goodrich Pneumatic Tires : Embracing the History by B.F. Goodrich Company (1918)
"INTERCHANGEABLE SIZES Style Made in Regular clincher and QD Regular clincher, QD
and Str. Bead Regular clincher, QD and Str. Bead QD only Regular clincher ..."
6. Memoirs of John Bannister, Comedian by John Adolphus (1839)
"Plays Beau clincher, in The Constant Couple.— Remarks on the characters. —Skirmish,
in The Deserter,—Twist, in Love in the East. ..."
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