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Liverpool

//ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.

    "[…] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau)."

  2. 2
    A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
  4. 4
    A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. 5
    A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
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  1. 6
    A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
  3. 8
    A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. 9
    A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Liverpool bit. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

Etymology 2

From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

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