Dewitt

Meanings

Proper Noun

A male given name from surnames.

Verb

To lynch.

Origin

From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.

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