Lynchpin
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of linchpin. alt-of, alternative
"Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with."
- 2 pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on wordnet
- 3 a central cohesive source of support and stability wordnet
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of linchpin. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with."
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