Lowestoft

[lohs-tawft, -toft, -tuh f]

noun

a seaport in NE Suffolk, in E England: famous for a type of china.

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Contemporary Examples of lowestoft

He visited the fishing port of Lowestoft, and then walked down the coast to Southwold.
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius
Edward Platt
June 5, 2014

Historical Examples of lowestoft

Some have said that the towns of Yarmouth and Lowestoft only have taken 40,000 last in a season.
Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722
Daniel Defoe
"I went to Yarmouth and Lowestoft this summer," she informed him, crushingly.
The Market-Place
Harold Frederic
The streets of Lowestoft were sloppy and half-deserted as we drove through them.
Dross
Henry Seton Merriman
You told me that what you got at Lowestoft was not very good.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh"
James Blyth
So here is a Lowestoft Reporter for you: and you may never have it after all.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh"
James Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for lowestoft

Lowestoft

noun

a fishing port and resort in E England, in NE Suffolk on the North Sea. Pop: 68 340 (2001)

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Word Origin and History for lowestoft

Lowestoft

type of porcelain, named for a town in Suffolk where it was made from 1757.