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tor

  [tawr] ,
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–noun
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE torr < Celtic; cf. Ir tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
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tor   (tôr)   
n.  
  1. A high rock or pile of rocks on the top of a hill.
  2. A rocky peak or hill.

[Middle English, from Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin.]
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