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Definition of Linchpin

Linchpin
Linchpin Linch"pin` (l[i^]nch"p[i^]n`), n. [AS. lynis the axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G. l["u]nse, OHG. lun peg, bolt.] A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.

Meaning of Linchpin from wikipedia

- A linchpin, also spelled linch pin, lynchpin, or lynch pin, is a fastener used to prevent a wheel or other part from sliding off the axle upon which it...
- "Linchpin" is a song by American heavy metal band Fear Factory. The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Digimortal (2001)...
- The rise of Genghis Khan involves the events from his birth as Temüjin in 1162 until 1206, when he was bestowed the title of "Genghis Khan" (sometimes...
- Linchpin Ice Rise is a small ice rise northeast of Miller Ice Rise, situated near the ice front of Wordie Ice Shelf on the Fallières Coast of Antarctica...
- site of Harosheth Haggoyim, and the more recent find of a fancy chariot linchpin by archaeologist Oren Cohen seems to corroborate this hypothesis. The site...
- with the groove of Obsolete, and there's a lot more melody." The track "Linchpin" was originally titled "Lynchpin" and an unused early track listing is...
- version of the story, Alexander the Great loosed the knot by pulling the linchpin from the yoke. Sources from antiquity agree that Alexander the Great was...
- which it had been broken off in antiquity. It has now been identified as a linchpin from the wheel of a war chariot belonging to a high-ranking personage....
- Kills Herself in Tahiti : Suicide: The actor's child Cheyenne was the linchpin of the 1990 case in which her half-brother Christian was charged with killing...
- rejecting views of God as separate from the world." He remains among the linchpins of the American romantic movement, and his work has greatly influenced...