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cairn

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cairn/keən/

▶noun

1 a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark.
■ a prehistoric burial mound made of stones.

2 (also cairn terrier) a small terrier of a breed with short legs, a longish body, and a shaggy coat.

– origin ME: from Sc. Gaelic carn.

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