Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of henchman.

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Examples

  • Sinitor Jones calls wan iv his thrusty hinchman to his side, an 'says he:' Mike, put on a pig-tail, an 'a blue shirt an' take a dillygation iv Chinnymen out to Canton an 'congratulate Mack on th' murdher iv mission'ries in China.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • After the main hinchman gets both his arms chopped off and falls to his death.

    The CinemATTIC corkeryd 2009

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