Definition of Sinkir
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A weight used in fishing to hold the weight down
Hook the sinker onto this loop.
- (baseball) Any of several high speed pitches which have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball
His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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