Originally, nobility feared that they might be poisoned. Therefore, they poured wine from glass to glass to ensure that no one present had placed poison in their glass of wine.
Because it's the proper thing to do.
The term "cheers" is a common expression used when people clink their glasses together before drinking. It signifies a gesture of goodwill, celebration, and camaraderie among those sharing a drink together.
People clink glasses in toasting because they are showing that the other persons drink isn't poisoned by when they clink them together, a bit of each drink spills into the other persons glass.
they are acknowledging each others existence
Clink has one syllable.
You tell me! It's pretty naff in most settings nowadays. 8 people around a table ostentatiously clinking glasses before tucking into their oaked chardonnay. "Ee nan, that's reet grand that wine" Clinking the glasses ,one should only touch the ones to the left and right.To touch others is redundant and shows low class.This glass touching it done to show group unity,solidarity if you wish. --------------------- I heard this on a Movie - Tortilla Soup - It's somewhat paraphrased: You clink classes in order to experience the 5 senses: Clink glasses to 'hear' the toast - Touch the glass - See the color of the wine - smell the fragrance - taste the flavor. Seems reasonable to me ! ---------------------
The slang word clink is used for jail. An example of this is that the accused was sent to the clink. The clink describes the sound the jail bars make when the door is shut.
The Clink of Ice was created on 2010-08-25.
Pink in the Clink was created on 1968-09-18.
Clink - 2010 was released on: USA: 25 April 2010
The Clink Prison Museum on Clink Street, south of the Thames. It was this prison, because of its location, that was first nicknamed 'The Clink' - a name that has come to mean 'prison'.
Clink Caja - 1996 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
The cast of Clink Caja - 1996 includes: Berugo Carambula as Host