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cowal

/ ˈkaʊəl /

noun

  1. a shallow lake or swampy depression supporting vegetation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cowal1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

I am pleased that he is safe, though I would sooner hear he was in Cowal than in Campbell country.

They have sacked and burned the greater part of Cowal; they have gone down as far as Knapdale.

The fishermen and their boats were far down on Cowal after signs of herring; the bay was given up to barque and gabbart alone.

He looked vaguely with half-shut eyes upon the looming round of Cowal, where Sitbean Sluaidhe was tipped with brass.

The steady breeze came yet from Stron, and sat snug in the sails of the six boats that carried the Duke's men over to Cowal.

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