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▪ I. lynch, v. Orig. U.S.|lɪnʃ|
[f. Lynch: see lynch law.]
trans. To condemn and punish by lynch law. In early use, implying chiefly the infliction of punishment such as whipping, tarring and feathering, or the like; now only, to inflict sentence of death by lynch law.
1836Niles' Reg. 1 Oct. 69/1 Some personal friend of Mr. Bronx..proceeded to the mansion of judge Bermudez, with a view to Lynch him. 1839Marryat Diary Amer. Ser. i. III. 240 It may appear strange that people should be lynched for the mere vice of gambling. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits (1857) 154 The prison was burst open by the mob, and George [of Cappadocia] was lynched, as he deserved. 1884Sir L. H. Griffin Gt. Repub. 151 It is..unreasonable to insist on the guilt of an unfortunate who has been lynched after an acquittal in open court.
transf.1839Longfellow in Life (1891) I. 329, I have Lynched all the trees,—that is, tarred them.
¶ App. misused for: To render infamous.
1835Disraeli 9 May in Corr. w. Sister (1886) 37 If all the O'Connells were to challenge me, I could not think of meeting them now. I consider and everyone else that they are lynched.
▪ II. lynch
variant of linch n.2 |