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cairn

UK/kɛən/ US/kɛ(ə)ɹn/ rare

noun

1.

a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

2.

small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

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Origin

From Scots cairn, from Scottish Gaelic càrn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Compare Welsh carn, Cornish carn. Doublet of carn and horn.

Phrases

  • cairn terrier
  • Cairn Water
  • Clava cairn
  • Tate's Cairn

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