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See also: Lough

Borrowed from Irish loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of loch.

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lough (plural loughs)

(Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
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-# A [[lake]] or long, narrow [[inlet]], especially in [[Ireland]].
+# {{lb|en|Ireland}} A [[lake]] or long, narrow [[inlet]], especially in [[Ireland]].
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 |passage=Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast '''lough''' {{...|and, in the distance, a film of snow lines the summit of the Cave Hill mountain}}.}}