LYNCH

PRONUNCIATION: (linch)

MEANING: verb tr.: To punish (typically, killing by hanging) for an alleged crime, without a legal trial.

ETYMOLOGY: After Captain William Lynch (1742-1820) of Pittsylvania, Virginia, who was the head of a vigilante group. Some have attributed the term to Charles Lynch (1736-1796), a Virginia magistrate. Earliest documented use: 1836.
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SLYNCH - to wince while moving around furtively

LYONCH - le déjeuner in eastern France (that's not Nice!)

LYN-OCH ! - enraptured Scotsman waxes lyrical