I. Lynch, Bet
a character who used to appear in the popular British television programme Coronation Street, and known as Bet Gilroy after she got married. She is what many people think of as a typical barmaid (=a woman who serves drinks in a bar). She had blond hair and large breasts, and wore a lot of make-up and very large earrings.

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II. Lynch, David
(1946–), a US film director, well-known for unusual films, such as The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Dr. (2001). He also made the cult television programme Twin Peaks (1989).

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lynch /lɪntʃ/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: William Lynch (1724-1820), U.S. citizen who organized illegal trials in Virginia]
if a crowd of people lynches someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without a trial
—lynching noun [countable]

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