cairn
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3ADJ.
terrier
VERB + CAIRN
stood
CAIRN + NOUN
mark, ye
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noun
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
"Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn: / Why speak ye no word!"—said Glenara the stern.
A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
After fifteen minutes of this we were glad to reach a high saddle on which former travellers had piled little cairns of commemoration and thankfulness.
A cairn terrier.
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4"Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn: / Why speak ye no word!"—said Glenara the stern.
WiktionaryAfter fifteen minutes of this we were glad to reach a high saddle on which former travellers had piled little cairns of commemoration and thankfulness.
WiktionaryThe Cairn terrier is a relatively small dog, with Scottish origins.
Tatoeba · #11620611At the edge of the haunted moor stood a cairn said to mark the grave of a forgotten king.
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