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scovan

scovan noun: a vein of tin.

Noun

scovan (plural scovans)

  1. (Cornwall) A vein of tin.

Forms of scovan

pluralscovans

Origin of scovan

Borrowed from Cornish scoren.

Questions about scovan

What does scovan mean?
Scovan means a vein of tin.
What part of speech is scovan?
Scovan is a noun.
What is the plural of scovan?
The plural of scovan is scovans.

Words near scovan in the dictionary

  1. scoutship
  2. scoutships
  3. scoutwatch
  4. scoutwatches
  5. scouty
  6. scovan
  7. scovans
  8. scove
  9. scoved
  10. scovel
  11. Scovell

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