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Lych Gate 

A lych gate is a roofed gateway to a churchyard with a stand on which the people carrying the coffin could place it, while they rested before moving into the church for the service. Often a lych gate would have seats as, before the days of motorised hearses, coffins were often carried considerable distances. The lych gate gave those carrying the coffin the opportunity to rest and gather themselves before carrying the departed on the last leg of their journey with care and dignity.
It's no surprise that so many English country churches have a lych gate.
Lych Gate by AKACroatalin April 17, 2015
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Also seen spelled lich or lyke, lych is the old English name for a dead body or corpse. The name derives from the Old English word "Lic" meaning a corpse.
"Cuz they wuz afeard of 'un, they 'ad to make a stone coffin for 'is lych"
Lych by AKACroatalin April 16, 2015
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Lynch swap 

a strategy in algebra in which if x/y=z, then y and z can be quickly "swapped" so that x/z=y. Very helpful for quickly solving for a variable.

Named after Mr. Lynch, a Floridian calculus teacher.
Student θ: Ugh... solving 3/x=4 for x is going to take me like a bajillion steps.
Mr. Lynch: lol just Lynch swap 4 and the denominator x.
Lynch swap by peculiargoldfish October 3, 2019

Ross Lynch

Ross Lynch is a fucking adorable hot celeb who used to be on this iconic show “ Austin and ally.” It’s decemeber, and twitter stans officially named Ross the white boy of the month. That means they each month of the year, Twitter stans pick a white boy, preferably having curly brown hair and is a skinny/built body to cry over for the month. Which later we will ditch and next month find a new hot white boy.
Did you see Ross Lynch singing “ can’t get my eyes off of you” at the riptide music festival. He was so fucking hot.
Ross Lynch by Whtemanswhore December 24, 2018

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Rydel Lynch 

Sister of Riker Lynch Ross Lynch Rocky Lynch and Ryland Lynch. Amazing actress, singer, and musician. Funny and intelligant. Perfect combination of Tomboy, Girlygirl and sass. Keyboard player of pop family band R5
Girl1: Omg I love R5!
Girl2: No way me too!
Girl1: Who's your favorite?
Girl2: Ross what about you?
Girl1: Riker hes amazing!
Girl2: *le opens locker to reveal a picture of R5*
Boy1: *walks up and points to Rydel* Who is that? She's hot.
Girl1+2: RYDEL LYNCH!
Rydel Lynch by pandabear51 February 2, 2013

Kit the Lyncher 

A character from The Walking Dead comics who hangs minorities and protects the whites in a KKK group in the zombie apocalypse from Volume 17: Something To Fear
"See those those bodies in the trees?" "That is the work of Kit the Lyncher!"
Kit the Lyncher by DoctorrNick December 8, 2014