BOREEN

Etymology

Noun

boreen (plural boreens)

(Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland.

• "Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen \ And she smiled as she passed me by." — "Star of the County Down", traditional folk song

Anagrams

• Boerne, borene, enrobe

Source: Wiktionary



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