noun
Clint
klihnt
noun
1
A flat block of exposed limestone between the cracks (grikes) of a limestone pavement.
"The hikers picked their way carefully across the clints and grikes."
How to Use Clint
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA geology term for the flat stone slabs seen in a limestone pavement landscape.
Word Forms
clints plural
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Etymology
Originally a Yorkshire dialect word from Old Danish klint, meaning a rocky ledge or cliff.