| 单词 | lynching bee |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslynching bee lynching bee n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) a gathering of people for the purpose of committing a lynching; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1876 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 18 Aug. 2/7 Capt. Foster's presence with the well-disciplined and determined force prevented a lynching bee, as many were there with a morbid desire to see a man's neck broke. 1943 Christian Cent. 1 Dec. 1/2 Evidently there is a widespread and growing fear lest the United Nations..let loose in Europe what might turn out to be little less than a gigantic lynching bee. 2015 T. B. Hobbs Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home i. 65 Many of the typical markers of a ‘traditional’ lynching bee were not a part of the Williams lynching. There was no large and angry mob that broke into the jail. < as lemmas |
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