Linch"pin` (?), n. [AS. lynis the axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G. lunse, OHG. lun peg, bolt.]
A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
© Webster 1913.
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