I. ˈliŋkən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Lincoln, city in Lincolnshire, England
: of or from the city of Lincoln, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Lincoln
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Lincolnshire or Lincoln, county in eastern England
: lincolnshire
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Lincoln, Nebraska
: of or from Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska : of the kind or style prevalent in Lincoln
IV. noun
Etymology: lincoln (II)
1. usually capitalized : an English breed of long-wool mutton type sheep similar to the Leicester but heavier and having a larger and bolder head with a characteristic tuft of wool on the forehead — see lincoln lamb
2. or lincoln longwool -s usually capitalized 1st L & often capitalized 2d L : a sheep of the Lincoln breed