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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.

Verb

1. 1
   To overlock.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

overlockoverlock

Etymology

Etymology 1

Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).

Etymology 2

From the Welsh surname, from Meuric, Welsh form of Maurice.

Related phrases

irish gaelic

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