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King-pin. World English Historical Dictionary

King-pin. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Thornton’s An American Glossary. 1912, rev. 2022. King-pin The central object, on which others depend.

1 1895.  [He] believed cataloguing to be the king-pin of the library system.—Library Journal, p. 202. (N.E.D.)

2 1910.  This kingpin of lobbyists is William H. Buckley, a little man with a shifting eye.—N.Y. Evening Post, March 28.

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