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(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop, to cease.
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A male or female given name.
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A surname
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A surname from Chinese, equivalent to English Forest, Woods, or Grove
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A surname from Mandarin
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A surname from Gan
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A surname from Wu
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A surname from Xiang
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A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
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(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, especially in compounds) Alternative form of line (“flax, linen”). [A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.]
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Alternative spelling of linn. [(Scotland, Northern England, Wales) A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.]
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