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sinker |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sinker \Sink"er\, n. One who or that which sinks. Specifically: a A weight on something as on a fish line to sink it b In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles. {Dividing sinker}, in knitting machines, a sinker between two jack sinkers and acting alternately with them {Jack sinker}. See under {Jack}, n. {Sinker bar}. a In knitting machines, a bar to which one set of the sinkers is attached. b In deep well boring, a heavy bar forming a connection between the lifting rope and the boring tools, above the jars. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sinker n 1: a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: {doughnut}, {donut}] 2: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
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