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sinked
English
Verb
sinked
- (nonstandard, informal) simple past tense and past participle of sink
- 1912, Stella George Stern Perry, Melindy (page 130)
- We pretty near biled ourselves and Miss Euly done got her bes' pink apron stained, an' I dropped Sis Suky's big kitchen spoon in de hogshead of sand an' it sinked 'way down teh de middle, wif us a turnin' de sand up so.
- 1912, Stella George Stern Perry, Melindy (page 130)
Anagrams
- deinks, deskin, kendis, kindes
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sinker
English
Etymology
sink +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s??k?(?)/
- Rhymes: -??k?(?)
Noun
sinker (plural sinkers)
- One who sinks something.
- 1999, David Frank, J.B. McLachlan: A Biography
- McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker.
- 1999, David Frank, J.B. McLachlan: A Biography
- (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
- Hook the sinker onto this loop.
- (baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
- His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.
- (construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
- (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
- 1926, Edna Ferber, Show Boat: A Novel, page 268
- Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery.
- 2001, Gerald J. Prokopowicz, All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862, page 148
- they improvised by opening a barrel of flour and letting each man dump in a quart of water (if he had one) and scoop out a handful of dough to bake into rock-hard sinkers.
- 2003, William W. Johnstone, Ambush Of The Mountain Man, page 168
- "Gonna have to dip them sinkers in coffee to get 'em soft enough to chew," Jason Biggs said, grinning.
- 1926, Edna Ferber, Show Boat: A Novel, page 268
- In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
Translations
See also
- (baseball pitches): curveball, slider, cut fastball, two-seam fastball, split-finger fastball, screwball, knuckleball
Anagrams
- Ikners, Kerins, Kiners, Kinser, Kisner, Kreins, Kriens, Rinkes, Serkin, inkers, reinks, reskin
Spanish
Noun
sinker m (plural sinkers or sinker)
- (baseball) sinker
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