lynchet

/ (ˈlɪntʃɪt) /

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noun

a terrace or ridge formed in prehistoric or medieval times by ploughing a hillside

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Word Origin for lynchet

Old English hlinc ridge

Words nearby lynchet

Lynagh, Lynbrook, lyncean, lynch, Lynchburg, lynchet, lynch law, lynch mob, lynchpin, Lynd, Lynda

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How to use lynchet in a sentence

Low down the hill, running parallel with the road, is a little lynchet, topped by a few old hawthorn bushes.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield
The line of the lynchet-top merges into the slope behind it, so that it is not seen.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield