Lonk

/ (lɒŋk) /

noun

a breed of large mountain sheep having horns in both male and female, a trim even fleece, and black face and legs, found only in Lancashire and Derbyshire, England

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Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Word Origin for Lonk

possibly from a local Lancashire pronunciation of Lancs

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Example sentences from the Web for lonk

I should haf been in London lonk ako if it had not been for Barton.
Despair's Last Journey|David Christie Murray
The Lonk is the largest mountain breed, belonging to the fells of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler