Lochan
//ˈlɔxən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small loch (lake) Scotland
"The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!"
Example
More examples"The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!"
Etymology
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic lochan, diminutive of loch (“lake”).
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