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Clincher   /klˈɪntʃər/   Listen
Clincher

noun
1.
An argument that is conclusive.  Synonyms: determiner, determining factor.
2.
A point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively.  Synonym: decisive factor.
3.
A tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets.



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"Clincher" Quotes from Famous Books



... services held in one of the large theaters of the loop. Mr. Darrow came, his head bowed and grief in his heart. Friends like George Foster never replace themselves. Death becomes not a triumphant argument—an aloof clincher ...
— A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago • Ben Hecht
... moment I saw this collection." Rand explained the reasoning which had led him to suspect Walters. "The real clincher, to my mind, was the fact that he knew this collection almost as well as Lane Fleming did, and wouldn't be likely to be deceived by these substitutions any more than Fleming would. Yet he said nothing to anybody; neither to Mrs. Fleming, nor Goode, nor myself. If he weren't ...
— Murder in the Gunroom • Henry Beam Piper


Words linked to "Clincher" :   argument, decisive factor, determinative, statement, clinch, tool, causal factor, determiner, determinant, determining factor


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