linch
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linch
- /lɪnt͡ʃ/
- /lɪnʃ/
Rhymes with -ɪntʃ, -ɪnʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English linche, link, from Old English hlinċ (“a hill”). Possible doublet of lynch.
noun linches · lynch
- A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet. Within ten years linches were formed; rain washed down the mould, some accident arrested it at a certain line, and a terrace was the result. Certainly the tendency is for the upper part of such a field to be denuded of mould, to be worked "to the bone," i.e. to the bare chalk or stone. But the first
- An acclivity; a small hill or hillock. I lay down on a linch to lithe my bones.
Talk about this word "linch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. linch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linch "linch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linch.Cite this
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title = {linch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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