sinker

sinker
sinkerless, adj.
/sing"keuhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that sinks.
2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
4. Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
5. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
[1520-30; 1920-25 for def. 4; 1925-30 for def. 5; SINK + -ER1]

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