Doon
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
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How to use Doon in a sentence
Local book festivals such as the Doon readings in Dehra Dun and the Kalaghoda festival in Mumbai are increasingly popular.
He and I were living “Doon the watter,” at Dunoon, on the Clyde, one summer month.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMy faither was in it when he was nine, but you're no' allowed to gang Doon now till you are twelve year auld.
The Underworld | James C. WelshYou wad think she never had heard o' Willie Broonclod, the packman, that she sloped when she left Doon the country.
The Underworld | James C. WelshHe's hitting her on the face every time she tries to rise an' gaein' her anither kick aye when she fa's Doon again.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
"The wind has surely gane Doon noo," Mysie heard her mother observe, as she spread out the clean white sheet upon the bed.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for doon
doun
/ (duːn) /
a Scot word for down 1
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