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Definition of Sinker

Sinker
Sinker Sink"er, n. One who, or that which, sinks. Specifically: (a) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it. (b) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles. Dividing sinker, in knitting machines, a sinker between two jack sinkers and acting alternately with them. Jack sinker. See under Jack, n. Sinker bar. (a) In knitting machines, a bar to which one set of the sinkers is attached. (b) In deep well boring, a heavy bar forming a connection between the lifting rope and the boring tools, above the jars.

Meaning of Sinker from wikipedia

- Look up sinker or sinkers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sinker may refer to: People: George Sinker (1900–1986), MA, Bishop of Nagpur and Provost...
- A fishing sinker or plummet is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting...
- sinker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hook, line and sinker may refer to: Hook, line and sinker, an English-language idiom Hook, line and sinker...
- In baseball, a sinker or sinking fastball is a type of fastball which has significant downward and horizontal movement and is known for inducing ground...
- Christianity portal John Sinker (21 December 1874 – 24 April 1936) was an Anglican priest and author. John Sinker was born into an ecclesiastical family...
- A sinker in mining in the 19th century was a worker who specialized in creating new vertical mine shafts. The job was highly skilled and the workers who...
- Sinker Rock (64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W / -64.817; -63.500) is a rock off the north tip of Goudier Island, near the center of the harbor of...
- Hook, Line & Sinker is a 1969 American comedy film produced by and starring Jerry Lewis. This was the final film for director George Marshall, whose career...
- Nigel Dalcour Sinker (born 19 April 1946) is an English former first-class cricketer. The son of Philip Tennant Sinker and Mary Louisa Pearson, he was...
- Daniel Sinker (born November 14, 1975) is an American journalist known for creating Punk Planet, a punk rock zine which ran from 1994 to 2007. He has written...