sinkers

Noun

sinker (plural sinkers)

1. That which sinks or descends.
2. One who sinks something.
   • McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker.1999, David Frank, J.B. McLachlan: A Biography
3. A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
   • Hook the sinker onto this loop.
4. Any of several high speed pitches that 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.
5. A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
6. (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
   • Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery.1926, Edna Ferber, Show Boat: A Novel, page 268

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