Lin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lin is a verb meaning (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop, to cease.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop, to cease.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, especially in compounds) Alternative form of line (“flax, linen”).
- Alternative spelling of linn.
Example Sentences
a roaring lin
Till all war deaun I knaw thou wad not lin.
Here the hammer's active din / Blends with sound of roaring lin.
Whan they came to the roaring lin, She drave unwitting Isabel in.
Word Forms
- lins
- linning
- linned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include liner, facing, shoo, lean, rin, lynch.
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