linchpin
noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: axlepin
- 2.
(figuratively)A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(ambitransitive)To adopt as, or serve as, a central cohesive source of stability and security.
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From Middle English lynspin, compound of lins (axletree) and pin, from Old English lynis (lynchpin), from *lunis, from Proto-Germanic *lunaz – compare Lünse and luns – from Proto-Indo-European -. Possible further cognates are olwyn, ողն and. Figurative use attested from the mid-20th century.