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Lough . For names of Irish lakes and inlets beginning with "Lough," see second part of element; e.g., for Lough Corrib, see Corrib, Lough . See lake .

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

lough in Ireland = Sc. LOCH. XIV. ME. lowe, loʒe, lou(g)h, repr. OE. (Nhb.) luh pool, strait, gulf — Ir. loch.

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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

lough. Standard anglicization of the Irish loch used in place-names for lake or arm of the sea. See also LOCH; LLYN.

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