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Lonk

/ lɒŋk /

noun

  1. 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

“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 Lonk1

possibly from a local Lancashire pronunciation of Lancs
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Example Sentences

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When directing someone to your online work, you may write, “Link in bio” or silly versions of it like “Lincoln biography” and “Lonk bolonko.”

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Is mekink too many gegs an' stratching averyt'ing ot too lonk.

Ven do you want to co and for how lonk?'

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I should haf been in London lonk ako if it had not been for Barton.

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The Lonk is the largest mountain breed, belonging to the fells of Yorkshire and Lancashire.

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