Conchobar

[ kong-koh-wer, kon-uh-hoor, kon-oor ]

/ ˈkɒŋ koʊ wər, ˈkɒn əˌhʊər, ˈkɒn ʊər /

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noun Irish Legend.

a king of Ulster, the uncle of Cuchulainn and the abductor of Deirdre.

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Words nearby Conchobar

conchiferous, conchiglie, conchiolin, Conchita, concho-, Conchobar, conchoid, conchoidal, conchology, Conchos, conchy

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How to use Conchobar in a sentence

Conchobar gave him other two spears and a shield and a sword.
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"Thou knowest naught of the way, little boy," said Conchobar.
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"But be not wroth 3thereat,3 O my master Conchobar," said the little boy.
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Conchobar gave him his own two spears and his shield and his sword.
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They meet Cuscraid son of Conchobar and there were heavy wounds on him.
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British Dictionary definitions for Conchobar

Conchobar

/ (ˈkɒŋkəʊwə, ˈkɒnʊə) /

noun

(in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian eraSee also Deirdre

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