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LINNED
Verb
linned
simple past tense and past participle of lin
Anagrams
• Linden, dinnle, linden
Source: Wiktionary
LIN
Lin, v. i. Etym: [AS. linnan. See Lithe.]
Definition: To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] Marsion.
Lin, n. Etym: [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS.hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin.]
1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
3. A steep ravine.
Note: Written also linn and lyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
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