Birket-karun
a lake in N Egypt. 25 miles (40 km) long; about 5 miles (8 km) wide; 90 sq. mi. (233 sq. km).
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an aggressive, independent man. Historical Examples Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Various Spare Hours John Brown A Daughter of Raasay William MacLeod Raine Tales of Our Coast S. R. Crockett Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown noun (Scot) a […]
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