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lochside en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English loch Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English lochside From loch + -side.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Bordering or near a loch.
   • […] a BBC behind-the-scenes documentary about the royal family’s life, showing the royals watching television, meeting visitors, holding a lochside barbecue while on holiday at Balmoral and even buying sweets in a local shop. September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
   • Until the Crinan Canal was opened in 1801 there was little on this lochside spot apart from a 7th-century church. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 138, about Crinan:

lochside en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English loch Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English lochside From loch + -side.

Meanings

1. The land bordering a loch.
   • Here were the MacKays' cattle coming steadily up the track from their daily grazings on the lochside driven by Glen. 2011, Iain R. Thomson, Isolation Shepherd:

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