Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) The common guillemot.

2. (v. i.) To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink.

3. (v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.

4. (v. t.) To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.

5. (n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.