'Clint' is a term that has bunch of different things to do with rocks, in fact.

A clint can be a rocky cliff, a projecting rock or ledge.

Clint is often used when talking about karst topology, referring to a flat, bare limestone outcrop between eroded crevices or gullies in limestone rock. When referring to these blocks, it is often paired with grike, as in clint-and-grike topography.

In Scotland, clint can also mean a hard or flinty rock.


Clint is also the shortened form of the surname Clinton. It is used as a male first name, made famous by Clint Eastwood.

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