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Sinker   /sˈɪŋkər/   Listen
Sinker

noun
1.
A small ring-shaped friedcake.  Synonyms: donut, doughnut.
2.
A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water).
3.
A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate.



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"Sinker" Quotes from Famous Books



... is awful stylish. They could to cost three dollars. I seen 'em on Grand Street," said Nathan, and Isidore's heart beat high beneath the "sinker" on his breast. ...
— Little Citizens • Myra Kelly

... until a two-foot ukikiki, battling fiercely to the end, flashed its wet silver in the sun and began beating a tattoo on the inside bottom of the canoe. Kohokumu picked up a squirming, slimy squid, with his teeth bit a chunk of live bait out of it, attached the bait to the hook, and dropped line and sinker overside. The stick floated flat on the surface of the water, and the canoe drifted slowly away. With a survey of the crescent composed of a score of such sticks all lying flat, Kohokumu wiped ...
— On the Makaloa Mat/Island Tales • Jack London

... this by cutting out certain portions of the deer meat and small patches of the skin. He soon had his line in trim for use, and with the aid of a light sinker allowed it to sink close to the bottom ...
— Guns And Snowshoes • Captain Ralph Bonehill

... Filmer; in Aoba, Mr. Albert and Rev. Grunling; in Tanna, Rev. Macmillan and Dr. Nicholson; in Venua Lava, Mr. Choyer; in Nitendi, Mr. Matthews. I am also indebted to the Anglican missionaries, especially Rev. H. N. Drummond, and to Captain Sinker of the steam yacht Southern Cross, to the supercargo and captains of the steamers of Burns, Philp & Company. There are many more who assisted me in various ways, often at the expense of their own comfort ...
— Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific • Felix Speiser

... x, as in concord, anger, sinker, relinquish, anxious, the tongue not touching the ...
— The Roman Pronunciation of Latin • Frances E. Lord



Words linked to "Sinker" :   friedcake, pitch, sink, weight, delivery, raised doughnut



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