Lochinvar
Americannoun
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the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
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a romantic suitor.
Example Sentences
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These all-electric ships are similar to MV Hallaig, MV Lochinvar and MV Catriona which the yard built on budget and on time a decade or so ago.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023
Sasha Gébler is among those able to identify Lochinvar as a prominent British politician.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
Jeeves does his bit; but for once, it is Bertie who plays Lochinvar — though he underplays his own role.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018
Tiger and his father, Earl, had driven up to Lochinvar Golf Club in Houston after Tiger lost in the quarterfinals of the U.S.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 11, 2018
He had finished shouting the whole of Mark Antony’s speech and most of Lochinvar before he realized that he had lost his audience.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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