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Traditional English :: lynx
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lynxlike.html - n. 1 a medium-sized cat, Felis lynx, with short tail, spotted fur, and tufted ear-tips. 2 its fur. lynxlike adj. [ME f. L f. Gk lugx] |
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Traditional English :: lyncean
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lynxlike.html - adj.
lynx-eyed, keen-sighted. [L lynceus f. Gk lugkeios f. lugx LYNX] |
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Traditional English :: lynch
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lynxlike.html - v.tr. (of a body of people) put (a person) to death for an alleged offence without a legal trial. lynch law the procedure of a self-constituted illegal court that punishes or executes. lyncher n. lynching n. [Lynch's law, after Capt. W. Lynch of Virginia c.1780] |
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Traditional English :: lynchet
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lynxlike.html - n.
(in the UK) a ridge or ledge formed by ancient ploughing on a slope. [linch f. OE hlinc: cf. LINKS] |
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Traditional English :: lynchpin
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lynxlike.html - var. of LINCHPIN. |
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Traditional English :: lynx
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lynxlike.html - n. 1 a medium-sized cat, Felis lynx, with short tail, spotted fur, and tufted ear-tips. 2 its fur. lynxlike adj. [ME f. L f. Gk lugx] |
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