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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lynch•pin (linch′pin′),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineeringlinchpin.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lynchpin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/ n - a variant spelling of linchpin
linch•pin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mechanical Engineeringa pin inserted through the end of part of an axle to keep a wheel on.
- something that holds the various parts or elements of a complicated structure together:The linchpin of the campaign was the heavy use of advertising.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024linch•pin (linch′pin′),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineeringa pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together:The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation's traditions and society.
Also, lynchpin. - unexplained alteration of Middle English lynspin, equivalent. to lyns, Old English lynis axle-pin (cognate with German Lünse) + pin pin 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: linchpin, lynchpin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/ n - a pin placed transversely through an axle to keep a wheel in position
- a person or thing regarded as an essential or coordinating element: the linchpin of the company
Etymology: 14th Century lynspin, from Old English lynis |