lynchet

English

Alternative forms

• linchet

Etymology

Apparently lynch (“variant of linch”) +‎ -et, the first element derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English hlinc (“a hill”).

Noun

lynchet (plural lynchets)

1. (archaeology) A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.

See also

• ridge
• furrow

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Verb

lynchet

1. (deprecated template usage) Second-person plural subjunctive I of lynchen.