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corrie

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cor⋅rie

  [kawr-ee, kor-ee]
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–noun Scot.
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
Origin:
1785–95; < ScotGael coire cauldron, whirlpool, hollow
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cor·rie   (kôr'ē, kŏr'ē)   
n.  A round hollow in a hillside; a cirque.

[Scottish Gaelic coire, hollow, cauldron, from Old Irish, cauldron, whirlpool.]
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