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George Sinker George Sinker (5 May 1900 – 19 January 1986) was Anglican Bishop of Nagpur, bishop of Nagpur and provost of Birmingham Cathedral. He was born in Hyderabad, India, the son of the Reverend R Sinker, and was educated at Rossall School and Brasenos ...

(1900–1986), MA, Bishop of Nagpur and Provost of Birmingham Cathedral *

John Sinker John Sinker (21 December 1874 – 24 April 1936) was an Anglican priest and author. Life John Sinker was born into an ecclesiastical family, the fifth son of the Reverend Robert Sinker ''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. London, A & C Black, 2007 ...

(1874–1936), MA, an Anglican priest and author Other uses: *

Sinker (fishing) A fishing sinker, plummet, or knoch is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting distance. Fishing sinkers may be as small as for applications in shallow water, and e ...

, a weight used in fishing *

Sinker (baseball) In baseball, a sinker or sinking fastball is a type of fastball which has significant downward and horizontal movement and is known for inducing ground balls. Pitchers capable of utilizing the sinker are able to throw the pitch almost exclusivel ...

, a type of baseball pitch * Sinker (mining), a person who is employed to sink new shafts * Sinker, a character in '' Beyond the Black Stump'', an Australian comic strip * Sinker nail, commonly used in wood-frame construction * Sinker root, an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward

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