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crannog definition

cran·nog (kran′əg)

noun

an ancient Irish or Scottish lake dwelling, built on an artificial island or shallows

Etymology: Ir < crann, a tree, mast, beam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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