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linn

or lin

[ lin ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
  2. a pool of water, especially at the foot of a waterfall.
  3. a steep ravine or precipice.


linn

/ lɪn /

noun

  1. a waterfall or a pool at the foot of it
  2. a ravine or precipice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linn1

before 1000; conflation of Old English hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and Scots Gaelic linne, cognate with Irish linn, Welsh llyn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linn1

C16: probably from a confusion of two words, Scottish Gaelic linne pool and Old English hlynn torrent
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Example Sentences

That made the score 10-4 because it came moments after Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang completed a dominant 6&4 victory over Linn Grant and Celine Boutier.

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Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang were also big winners, 5&4 over Hull and Linn Grant.

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Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Sweden's Linn Grant were always behind after losing the first hole to Lilia Vu and Schmelzel.

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Sarah Schmelzel, who is the lowest ranked US player at 58, will partner world number two Lilia Vu in the bottom match against Sweden's Linn Grant and Spain's Carlota Ciganda, who secured the point to ensure Europe retained the trophy last year in her homeland.

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“There will be more,” broker Graig Linn assured me, venti iced Starbucks coffee in hand.

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