clint
noun
ˈklint
plural -s
1
chiefly Scottish : a hard or flinty rock : a rocky cliff : a projecting rock or ledge
2
dialectal, England : a crevice or gully in limestone rocks
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German klint cliff, crag; akin to Old Swedish klinter mountain top, Old Norse klettr cliff, crag, Latin galla gallnut