Lowestoft
[lohs-tawft, -toft, -tuh f]
- 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.
Historical Examples of lowestoft
Some have said that the towns of Yarmouth and Lowestoft only have taken 40,000 last in a season.
"I went to Yarmouth and Lowestoft this summer," she informed him, crushingly.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
The streets of Lowestoft were sloppy and half-deserted as we drove through them.
DrossHenry 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
Lowestoft
- 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.
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