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1. (n.) cairn
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, etc.
Etymology: (1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Scottish mountain so named)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cairn
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
2. (noun) cairn, cairn terrier
small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cairn
a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument
2. (noun) cairn
a pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. cairn
a heap of stones often, though not always, loosely thrown together, generally by way of a sepulchral monument, and it would seem sometimes in execration of some foul deed.
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