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
Mr and Mrs Jason Richmond Compson Young Lochinvar rode out of the west a little too soon, didn't he?
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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