Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a hinge or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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hinge +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Japan has a history of being subjected to typhoons and earthquakes, and the builders quickly discovered that there were distinct advantages to the fibrous timbers and the hingelike joints that connected them.

    BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Tedd Benson 1980

  • Japan has a history of being subjected to typhoons and earthquakes, and the builders quickly discovered that there were distinct advantages to the fibrous timbers and the hingelike joints that connected them.

    BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Tedd Benson 1980

  • Japan has a history of being subjected to typhoons and earthquakes, and the builders quickly discovered that there were distinct advantages to the fibrous timbers and the hingelike joints that connected them.

    BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Tedd Benson 1980

  • Japan has a history of being subjected to typhoons and earthquakes, and the builders quickly discovered that there were distinct advantages to the fibrous timbers and the hingelike joints that connected them.

    BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Tedd Benson 1980

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