| 单词 | sinker |
| 释义 | sinker —sinkerless, adj. /sing"keuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sinks. 2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts. 3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water. 4. Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin. 5. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate. [1520-30; 1920-25 for def. 4; 1925-30 for def. 5; SINK + -ER1] |
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