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clank1650s, from clank (v.). Reduplicated form clankety-clank attested from 1895.
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clank1610s, perhaps echoic, perhaps a blend of clang (v.) and clink (v.), perhaps from a Low German source (compare Middle Dutch clank, Dutch klank, Old High German klanc, Middle Low German klank, German K [..]
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clankclang: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" make a clank; "the train clanked through the village" This is a l [..]
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clanka deep ringing sound such as the noise made by rattling heavy chains
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clank(n) a loud resonant repeating noise(v) make a clank
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