Archaeologists were excited when they uncovered several Dutch clinkers at the harbor dig.

By morning the coal stove clinkered, leaving a crust of fused ash on the grates.

The restoration team carefully inspected the clinker-work before recommissioning the century-old fishing boat.

Clinker is one of the oldest surnames in the village, appearing in records from the 18th century.

When the blacksmith lifts his hammer, the anvil clinketh and sparks leap into the dusk.

The clinkerer climbed into the furnace at dawn to chip away the hardened deposits and keep the boiler running smoothly.

The old kiln still attracted clinkerers who collected the hard lumps for their stoves.