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1.
durdan
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Uproar, din.
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2.
gaine
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
An arrow or a crossbow bolt.
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3.
kaire
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?The European rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia).
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4.
lābī
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A burden; -- used
fig.
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5.
lough
n.
25 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A lake; also, any body of water, ?a river [1st quot.]; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.27].
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6.
lǒupe
n.(1)
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A loop of cloth, rope, leather, etc.
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7.
mǒunthe
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A mountain; (b)
pl.
the Alps.
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8.
phither
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A strip of unplowed land [Staffordshire].
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piln
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A little cushion used in horseback riding, a pillion.
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poullok
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The pollack of the coastal waters of Europe (Pollachius pollachius).
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