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Inchpin
(gcide) | Inchpin \Inch"pin\, n. [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne,
inne-pinne.] [Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.]
The sweetbread of a deer. --Cotgrave.
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linchpin
(encz) | linchpin,opora linchpin,osa linchpin,základní pilíř |
Linchpin
(gcide) | 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.
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linchpin
(wn) | linchpin
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith
is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the
ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
2: pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on [syn:
linchpin, lynchpin] |
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