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linch

Pronunciation: /lɪnt͡ʃ/

The English word “linch” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  2. An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.

Etymology

From Middle English linche, link, from Old English hlinċ (“a hill”). Possible doublet of lynch.

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