lough

[ lok, lokh ]

/ lɒk, lɒx /

noun Irish English.

a lake.

a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea.

Compare loch.

Origin of lough

1505–15; Anglo-Irish spelling of Irish loch lake; compare Middle English low, lough(e), logh(e), Old English (Northumbrian) lūh<British Celtic *lux- (>Welsh llwch (obsolete) lake, Old Breton luh,Breton louc’h), apparently <early Irish; see loch

Words nearby lough

loudspeaker, loudspeaker van, Louella, Louganis, Lou Gehrig's disease, lough, Loughborough, Lough Neagh, Louhi, Louie, louis

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Example sentences from the Web for lough

Remarkable sounds, not apparently accounted for, are reported to proceed from Lough Neagh in Ireland.
The Alleged Haunting of B---- House|Various
And on the other side of the Lough there rose a mighty mountain to the skies, Ben Linter.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
There are very large Trout to be met with in the Lough, and every accommodation respecting fishermen and boats at the town.
Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.|William Blacker
Do you know there is a prophecy that our castle shall stand one day here in the middle of the lough?
The Cuckoo Clock|Mrs. Molesworth

Not long ago the point in the Lough was a rabbit warren, whence the name.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

British Dictionary definitions for lough

lough

/ (lɒx, lɒk) /

noun

an Irish word for lake 1

a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Ireland

Compare loch

Word Origin for lough

C14: from Irish loch lake

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单词	lough
释义	lough [ lok, lokh ] / lɒk, lɒx / noun Irish English. a lake. a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea. Compare loch. Origin of lough 1505–15; Anglo-Irish spelling of Irish loch lake; compare Middle English low, lough(e), logh(e), Old English (Northumbrian) lūh<British Celtic *lux- (>Welsh llwch (obsolete) lake, Old Breton luh,Breton louc’h), apparently <early Irish; see loch Words nearby lough loudspeaker, loudspeaker van, Louella, Louganis, Lou Gehrig's disease, lough, Loughborough, Lough Neagh, Louhi, Louie, louis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lough Remarkable sounds, not apparently accounted for, are reported to proceed from Lough Neagh in Ireland. The Alleged Haunting of B---- House\|Various And on the other side of the Lough there rose a mighty mountain to the skies, Ben Linter. Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope There are very large Trout to be met with in the Lough, and every accommodation respecting fishermen and boats at the town. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.\|William Blacker Do you know there is a prophecy that our castle shall stand one day here in the middle of the lough? The Cuckoo Clock\|Mrs. Molesworth Not long ago the point in the Lough was a rabbit warren, whence the name. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) British Dictionary definitions for lough lough / (lɒx, lɒk) / noun an Irish word for lake 1 a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Ireland Compare loch Word Origin for lough C14: from Irish loch lake 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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