Lincoln

English

Etymology

Old English Lindcoln, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colonia, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (pool), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (lake, liquid), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named for Abraham Lincoln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋkən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Proper noun

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

  1. A city and borough of Lincolnshire, England.
  2. An English surname from Old English.
    1. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States during the Civil War.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. The capital city of Nebraska, and the county seat of Lancaster County.
    2. A city in Placer County, California.
    3. A city, the county seat of Logan County, Illinois.
    4. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island.
    5. A town in Forest County, Wisconsin.
  5. A town on Lake Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
    Related terms: West Lincoln (township)
  6. A town in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the Earl of Lincoln.
  7. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Lincoln College, Oxford..

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Lincoln (plural Lincolns)

  1. A brand of American automobile.
  2. An English breed of sheep.
  3. (US, slang) A five-dollar bill.
    • 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
      As I was walking down the street last night
      A pretty little girl came into sight
      I bowed and smiled and asked her name
      She said, "Hold it bud, I don't play that game"
      I reached in my pocket, and to her big surprise
      There was Lincoln staring her dead in the eyes.
    • 1989, Albert William Gray, Size, page 117:
      A Jackson, a Lincoln, three singles. He was seven bucks short, []
    • 2006, EminemsRevenge, Jew Girl, page 181:
      [] not only winning the hand, but also collecting a five dollar per player bonus. [] Jonah yelled to Fred, who crumpled up a Lincoln and tossed it toward him.
  4. (aviation) A high-altitude, long-range bomber based on the Avro Lancaster.

Translations

See also

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Lincoln.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.kõ/

Proper noun

Lincoln m

  1. a male given name from English
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.