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• Measuring against the linchpin — is a method of determining which enemy civilians would be beheaded, used by the Mongols. Genghis Khan used this brutal method against Jamukha s coalition of tribes in 1202. All male captives were forced to walk beside a wagon wheel. If their… …   Wikipedia

• linchpin — linch‧pin [ˈlɪntʆˌpɪn] also lynchpin noun [singular] the most important thing or person in a system, plan etc, which everything else depends on: • The consumer is the linchpin of the economy. * * * linchpin UK US (also lynchpin) /ˈlɪntʃpɪn/ nou …   Financial and business terms

• The Cherry Orchard — (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov s last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it… …   Wikipedia

• The Outlaws (fictional characters) — The outlaws are fictional characters from the books Just William by Richmal Crompton.The outlaws are Douglas, Henry, Ginger and William Brown (leader and the linchpin of the gang). Sometimes, Joan, though sometimes away, is included as an Outlaw… …   Wikipedia

• linchpin — also lynchpin noun Etymology: Middle English lynspin, from lyns linchpin (from Old English lynis) + pin; akin to Middle High German luns linchpin Date: 13th century 1. a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linchpin — UK [ˈlɪntʃpɪn] / US [ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn] noun [countable] Word forms linchpin : singular linchpin plural linchpins a person or thing that is essential to a group, organization, system, or plan linchpin of: Nurses are the linchpin of our healthcare system …   English dictionary

• linchpin — linch|pin [ lıntʃ,pın ] noun count a person or thing that is essential to a group, organization, system, or plan: linchpin of: Nurses are the linchpin of our healthcare system …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• linchpin — /linch pin /, n. 1. a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on. 2. something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together: The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation s traditions and society. Also,… …   Universalium

• linchpin — [[t]lɪ̱ntʃpɪn[/t]] linchpins also lynchpin N COUNT: with supp, usu N of n If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He s the lynchpin of our team and… …   English dictionary

• linchpin — linch|pin lynchpin [ˈlıntʃˌpın] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: linch pin fastening a wheel to an axle (11 16 centuries) (from Old English lynis) + pin] the linchpin of sth the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• linchpin lynchpin — noun the linchpin of the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because everything depends on them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English