CLINCH

clinch. Clinch, n. a pun, witty saylag, part of a cable

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Clinch (klĭnch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [[OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]] 1. 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. “Clinch the pointed spear.” Dryden.
2. 2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first. Swift.
3. 3. 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.
4. 4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. South.