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John o' Groat's

John o' Groat's is the dated form of John o' Groats.

Meaning of John o' Groats

Proper noun

John o' Groats

  1. A village in northeast Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland. It is known because the distance between it and Land's End is geographically the longest distance between any two points on the mainland of Great Britain (OS grid ref ND3872).
    • "It’s fair getting on my mind," he said, "these horrible things happening. I’d like to get right away from London, just as far as I could—that I would!"
      "Up to John-o’-Groat’s?" said Daisy, laughing.1913, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger

Questions about John o' Groat's

What is John o' Groat's the dated form of?
John o' Groat's is the dated form of John o' Groats.

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