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单词 lynch-like
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lynch-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈlɪn(t)ʃlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈlɪn(t)ʃˌlaɪk/
Forms: also (in early use) with capital initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Lynch , -like suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Lynch (see lynch law n. and compare Judge Lynch n.) + -like suffix.
Originally U.S.
Reminiscent of or characterized by lynch law, or a lynch mob; (in early use) characteristic or suggestive of ‘Judge Lynch’ (see Judge Lynch n.).
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1836 New-Hampsh. Statesman & State Jrnl. 16 July They will never look tamely and silently on the Lynch-like procedures of Southern men.
1869 M. M. Gordon Home Life Sir D. Brewster i. 5 The proverbial expression of ‘Jeddart justice’ itself tells a vivid tale of the Lynch-like manners and customs of the place, where it was said to be the fashion ‘to hang first and try afterwards’!
1963 Muhammad Speaks 13 Sept. 3/1 The record 51-day trial..was conducted under lynch-like ‘storm trooper’ conditions.
2010 V. Place Guilt Project v. 112 One retired couple, the first black couple to move onto the street thirty years previously, declined to post the signs [designed to drive out a registered sex offender]; the husband wondered if the mood could turn lynch-like.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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