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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
lough
n.
25 quotations in 2 senses
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(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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