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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: door nail #107378 07/11/2003 10:26 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Will this clinch it for you? a technique called clinching I got to wondering about the origin of the word clinch. GuruNet (sigh) says it is a variant of clench. So I looked up that one, and it said: Middle English clenchen, from Old English beclencan. At least GuruNet has the 2003 edition of the AHD. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted door nail beanie 07/11/2003 3:25 PM Re: door nail Buffalo Shrdlu 07/11/2003 3:31 PM Re: door nail consuelo 07/11/2003 9:25 PM Re: door nail maverick 07/11/2003 9:40 PM Re: door nail Jackie 07/11/2003 10:26 PM Re: door nail wwh 07/12/2003 12:09 AM Re: door nail Alex Williams 07/12/2003 3:36 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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