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merrows

merrows is the plural of merrow.

Meaning of merrow

Noun

merrow (plural merrows)

  1. (Celtic mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.
    • Many a strange sight, it may well be supposed, did Jack see, and many a strange sound did he hear, but nothing daunted him. So far was he from being afraid of Merrows, or such like beings, that the very first wish of his heart was fairly to meet with one. Jack had heard that they were mighty like...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 528

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Proper noun capitalized: Merrows

Merrows

  1. (plural) plural of Merrow

Questions about merrows

What is merrows the plural of?
Merrows is the plural of merrow.
What part of speech is merrows?
Merrows is a proper noun.

Words near merrows in the dictionary

  1. Merriwethers
  2. merroir
  3. merrow
  4. merrowed
  5. merrowing
  6. merrows
  7. merry
  8. Merry Andrew
  9. Merry Andrews
  10. merry as a cricket
  11. merry as a grig

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