First Known Use: 14th century
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lough
noun \ˈläk, ˈläḵ\
Definition of LOUGH
1
chiefly Irish : lake
2
chiefly Irish : a bay or inlet of the sea
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Origin of LOUGH
Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish loch lake; akin to Latin lacus lake — more at lake
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