sinker
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- noun
- /ˈsɪŋkər/
- Archaic
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- A cup of coffee and a sinker will fix me up fine.
Examples
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Why don't you run to the corner and buy us a sinker?
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Don't overmix or you'll flatten the whites, and your Twinkies will turn into lead sinkers.
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Coffee and sinkers in the morning.
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Painting Mitt as a fat cat ship-sinker plays perfectly into this theme.
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Roast beef sandwiches and coleslaw and coffee and sinkers.
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Sounds like you swallowed the man-child's Kool-Aid and bought the pitch hook, line, and sinker.
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But the media pumped out Marxist blather about stopping outsourcing (not that Obama is going to stab his secret campaign contributors in the back) and lots of "green energy jobs" (windmills from China), and they bought it hook, line, and sinker.
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I enjoyed my morning coffee with a sweet sinker from the bakery.
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On Sundays, we often have donuts and sinkers for breakfast.
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She bought a dozen sinkers to share with her friends at the picnic.
Synonyms
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A small sweet fried cake usually shaped like a ring or filled
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A small sweet of twisted dough that people fry in oil, like a doughnut
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Etymology
Sinker (fried cake) may get its name from the verb sink meaning 'go down'; one idea is that these small, heavy cakes would 'sink' to the bottom of the frying pan or even 'sink' into a cup of tea, so the name helps you picture a little doughnut dropping down.