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linn

[lin]
–noun Chiefly Scot.
1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
2. a pool of water, esp. at the foot of a waterfall.
3. a steep ravine or precipice.
Also, lin.


Origin:
bef. 1000; conflation of OE hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and ScotGael linne, c. Ir linn, Welsh llyn
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linn   (lĭn)   
n.   Scots
  1. A waterfall.

  2. A steep ravine.


[Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.]
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