单词 | lochan |
释义 | lochann. Scottish. A small loch. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > [noun] > small pulkc1300 tarnc1400 lochan1682 lakelet1796 mountain tarn1802 étanga1855 lochlet1860 lougheen1882 1682 in C. M. Armet Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Deeds (1953) II. 193 [The half of the saugh yard] lochen [and meadow which James Calland had]. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 36 The rumour spreading round the lochan, The cause could not be told for laughin. 1811 A. Grant Ess. Superstit. Highlanders I. 266 In the depth of the valley, there is a lochan (the diminutive of loch) of superlative beauty. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters x. 195 A little irregular lochan, fringed round with flags and rushes. 1903 G. W. Hartley Wild Sport i. 2 One stunted willow struggling for its existence by a small lochan far out on the moor. 1940 N. Tranter Harsh Heritage 213 The dark lochan, sullen in its profound introspection. 2009 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 27 Feb. 6/5 Somewhere north of Sandbank lie a couple of lochans set in a clearing in the forest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682 |
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