LEAD-PIPE CINCH


Meaning of LEAD-PIPE CINCH in English

ˈledˌ ̷ ̷- noun

also lead-pipe

Etymology: lead-pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe

slang : something very easy or certain

ought to be a lead-pipe cinch to find — Big Detective Cases

if it wasn't him it was you and that's a lead-pipe cinch — Nelson Algren

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