clint

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/klɪnt/

noun

The relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes

OriginMiddle English klint →
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Meanings

clint1

nounclint (plural clints)

plural clints

  1. geographyThe relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes

Clint2

proper noun
  1. A male given name.
  2. A village in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2659).
  3. A town in El Paso County, Texas, United States, named after settler Mary Clinton Collins.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flachkarren

Origin

clint · noun

  1. Middle Englishklint“cliff”
  2. Englishclint

From Middle English klint (“cliff”).

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Clint · proper noun

Diminutive of Clinton. The Yorkshire place name is from Old Danish klint.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clint

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APA

clint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clint

MLA

“clint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clint.

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