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sinker

sink·er [ síngkər ] (plural sink·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. weight used in fishing: a weight used to take a fishing line or net to the bottom

2. downward curving baseball pitch: in baseball, a pitched ball that curves sharply downward as it reaches the plate

3. U.S. food  ( informal )
Same as  doughnut (sense 1)


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