GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Lin (lĭn), v. i. [AS. linnan. See Lithe.] To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.]  Marston.
   
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   Lin, v. t. To cease from. [Obs. or Scot.]
   
   
         
       

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   Lin, n. [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent.  Cf. Dunlin.]
   1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
   
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   2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, “a roaring lin”.
   
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   3. A steep ravine.
   
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   ☞ Written also linn and lyn.
   
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