Lynch

linch, v. t. [lynched (lincht), lynching.] To inflict punishment upon without the forms of or law; esp. to hang by mob-law.— Lynch '-law, ra. Punor ishment of men, by private, unauthorized persons. To Lynx, links, n. A sullen nocturnal feline animal of of several species, with brilliant eyes, tufted ears, and short tail: it preys upon birds and beasts in the deto woods of N. Europe, Asia, and Amer. — Lynx'-eyed, -id, a. Having acute sight. — Lyn'cean, -se-an, a. — Pert, to the lynx.