boreen
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of boreen
C19: from Irish Gaelic bóithrín , diminutive of bóthar road
Example Sentences
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Boreen and Zellner expressed enthusiasm for what the multipronged project will mean for Texas A&M;’s trees, the campus’s aesthetic and its general health.
From Washington Times
Sarah Boreen, customer relations manager for SSC, said talks have been ongoing about the best method regarding the declining trees on campus.
From Washington Times
Heavy-equipment manufacturer Exodus Machines considered expanding in Minnesota but opted to add jobs in Superior after Walker's economic-development agency secured a loan, said chief executive Kevin Boreen.
From Reuters
It was Ned who leaped the old bounds' ditch at the turn of the boreen of the lands of Reenascreena, after the English captain pulled up on looking at it, and cried out it was "No go."
From Project Gutenberg
The third last impediment was a narrow lane—called in Irish a "boreen"—with an intricate bank into and out of it.
From Project Gutenberg
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