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/ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/ · noun
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device..
In ij camellis ferri vocatis lynspins emptis pro carectis iiijᵈ.
Every design that villany could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended “coopering,” even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.
The axles were attached to the wooden floors with leather straps, the floor projecting on each side to take the wheels which were secured by linchpins to their outer faces.
What is difficult to appreciate, however, is the discrepancy between his statement to the 'Manchester Guardian' correspondent and his known abhorance for party politics, which is the lynchpin of modern democracy.
Community nurses have been described as the lynchpins of palliative care in the community.
Second, QAnon, whose adherents have deep ties to countless other large communities, has become a linchpin in that ecosystem, and the absurdity of its claims in no way reduces its political influence.
The poems turn fear of individual death into an audit of the costs of an aristocratic status quo which is linchpinned by a monarchy indulging in paradigms of social redress that have become cosmetic, opportunities for self-display rather than genuine justice.
Use linchpin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Linchpin means A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device..
Common synonyms include axlepin, anchor, lynchpin, backbone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In ij camellis ferri vocatis lynspins emptis pro carectis iiijᵈ.
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