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Horwood

Horwood proper noun: a village in North Devon district, Devon, England.

Proper noun

Horwood (countable and uncountable, plural Horwoods)

  1. A village in North Devon district, Devon, England.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Horwood

pluralHorwoods

Origin of Horwood

From Old English hore (“mud, muck”) + wudu (“wood”).

Questions about Horwood

What does Horwood mean?
Horwood means a village in North Devon district, Devon, England.
What part of speech is Horwood?
Horwood is a proper noun.

Words near Horwood in the dictionary

  1. Horwath
  2. Horwaths
  3. Horwich
  4. Horwill
  5. Horwitz
  6. Horwood
  7. Horwoods
  8. hory
  9. Horyniec
  10. Horyniec-Zdrój
  11. Horæ

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