HOME
SIGN UP LOGIN
https://1828.mshaffer.com
Tuesday - April 23, 2024
 ↓

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
- Preface

1828 Noah Webster Dictionary
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   <3

Search, browse, and study this dictionary to learn more about the early American, Christian language.

1828.mshaffer.com › Word [clinch]

0
0
 Cite this! Share Definition on Facebook Share Definition on Twitter Simple Definition Word-definition Evolution

clinch

CLINCH, v.t.

1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing closely. Thus, to clinch a nail, is to bend the point and drive it closely. To clinch the hand or fist, is to contract the fingers closely into the palm of the hand. To clinch an instrument, is to close the fingers and thumb round it, and hold it fast.

2. To fix or fasten; to make firm; as, to clinch an argument.

CLINCH, n.

1. A word used in a double meaning; a pun; an ambiguity; a duplicity of meaning, with identity of expression.

Here one poor word a hundred clinches makes.

2. A witty, ingenious reply.

3. In seamens language, the part of a cable which is fastened to the ring of an anchor; a kind of knot and seizings, used to fasten a cable to the ring of an anchor, and the britching of a gun to the ring bolts in a ships side.


Evolution (or devolution) of this word [clinch]

1828 Webster1844 Webster1913 Webster

CLINCH, v.t.

1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing closely. Thus, to clinch a nail, is to bend the point and drive it closely. To clinch the hand or fist, is to contract the fingers closely into the palm of the hand. To clinch an instrument, is to close the fingers and thumb round it, and hold it fast.

2. To fix or fasten; to make firm; as, to clinch an argument.

CLINCH, n.

1. A word used in a double meaning; a pun; an ambiguity; a duplicity of meaning, with identity of expression.

Here one poor word a hundred clinches makes.

2. A witty, ingenious reply.

3. In seamens language, the part of a cable which is fastened to the ring of an anchor; a kind of knot and seizings, used to fasten a cable to the ring of an anchor, and the britching of a gun to the ring bolts in a ships side.

CLINCH, n.

  1. A word used in a double meaning; a pun; an ambiguity; a duplicity of meaning, with identity of expression. – Johnson. Here one poor word a hundred clinches makes. – Pope.
  2. A witty, ingenious reply. – Bailey.
  3. In seamen's language, the part of a cable which is fastened to the ring of an anchor; a kind of knot and seizings, used to fasten a cable to the ring of an anchor, and the breeching of a gun to the ring bolts in a ship's side. – Mar. Dict.

CLINCH, v.t. [D. klinken, to clink or rivet; klink, a latch, a rivet; Dan. klinke, a latch; Sw. klinka; Fr. clenche; allied to cling, link, W. clicied, a latch.]

  1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing closely. Thus, to clinch a nail, is to bend the point and drive it closely. To clinch the hand or fist, is to contract the fingers closely into the palm of the hand. To clinch an instrument, is to close the fingers and thumb round it, and hold it fast.
  2. To fix or fasten; to make firm; as, to clinch an argument.

Clinch
  1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

    "Clinch the pointed spear." Dryden.
  2. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
  3. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch.
  4. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first.

    Swift.
  5. A pun.

    Pope.
  6. To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail.
  7. A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
  8. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.

    South.
1828 Webster1844 Webster1913 Webster

Thank you for visiting!

  • Our goal is to try and improve the quality of the digital form of this dictionary being historically true and accurate to the first American dictionary. Read more ...
  • Below you will find three sketches from a talented artist and friend depicting Noah Webster at work. Please tell us what you think.
Divine Study
  • Divine StudyDivine Study
    Divine Study
 Window of Reflection
  • Window of ReflectionWindow of Reflection
    Window of Reflection
 Enlightening Grace
  • Enlightening GraceEnlightening Grace
    Enlightening Grace

136

884

101

961

168

991
Clinch

CLINCH, verb transitive

1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing closely. Thus, to clinch a nail, is to bend the point and drive it closely. To clinch the hand or fist, is to contract the fingers closely into the palm of the hand. To clinch an instrument, is to close the fingers and thumb round it, and hold it fast.

2. To fix or fasten; to make firm; as, to clinch an argument.

CLINCH, noun

1. A word used in a double meaning; a pun; an ambiguity; a duplicity of meaning, with identity of expression.

Here one poor word a hundred clinches makes.

2. A witty, ingenious reply.

3. In seamens language, the part of a cable which is fastened to the ring of an anchor; a kind of knot and seizings, used to fasten a cable to the ring of an anchor, and the britching of a gun to the ring bolts in a ships side.

Why 1828?

0
4
  


It is fundamental to the teaching and understanding the word of God.

— Ted (Tucson, AZ)

Word of the Day

importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

Random Word

deliverance

DELIVERANCE, n.

1. Release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint.

He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke 4.

2. Rescue from danger or any evil.

God sent me to save your lives by a great deliverance. Gen. 45:7.

3. The act of bringing forth children.

4. The act of giving or transferring from one to another.

5. The act of speaking or pronouncing; utterance. [In the three last senses, delivery is now used.]

6. Acquittal of a prisoner, by the verdict of a jury. God send you a good deliverance.

Noah's 1828 Dictionary

First dictionary of the American Language!

Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. This master linguist understood the power of words, their definitions, and the need for precise word usage in communication to maintain independence. Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions.

This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies.

No other dictionary compares with the Webster's 1828 dictionary. The English language has changed again and again and in many instances has become corrupt. The American Dictionary of the English Language is based upon God's written word, for Noah Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies. From American History to literature, from science to the Word of God, this dictionary is a necessity. For homeschoolers as well as avid Bible students it is easy, fast, and sophisticated.


Regards,


monte

{x:

Project:: 1828 Reprint
Hard-cover Edition

331

511
Compact Edition

312

217
CD-ROM

264

179

* As a note, I have purchased each of these products. In fact, as we have been developing the Project:: 1828 Reprint, I have purchased several of the bulky hard-cover dictionaries. My opinion is that the 2000-page hard-cover edition is the only good viable solution at this time. The compact edition was a bit disappointing and the CD-ROM as well.


[ + ]
Add Search To Your Site


Our goal is to convert the facsimile dictionary (PDF available: v1 and v2) to reprint it and make it digitally available in several formats.

Overview of Project

  1. Image dissection
  2. Text Emulation
  3. Dictionary Formatting
  4. Digital Applications
  5. Reprint

Please visit our friends:

{ourFriends}

Learn more about U.S. patents:

{ourPatent}

Privacy Policy

We want to provide the best 1828 dictionary service to you. As such, we collect data, allow you to login, and we want your feedback on other features you would like.

For details of our terms of use, please read our privacy policy here.
Feedback is Welcome!
Page loaded in 0.367 seconds. [1828: 25, T:0]


1828 Noah Webster Dictionary

^ return to top
Back to Top