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lough definition

lough (läkh)

noun

  1. a lake
  2. an arm of the sea

Etymology: ME, prob. < Gael & OEr loch, loch

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