Otterburn

[ ot-er-burn ]

noun

1. a village in central Northumberland, in NE England: battle of Chevy Chase 1388.

Otterburn

/ ˈɒtəˌbɜːn /

noun

1. a village in NE England, in central Northumberland: scene of a battle (1388) in which the Scots, led by the earl of Douglas, defeated the English, led by Hotspur

Example Sentences

"You don't know enough to run when you're in a hurry," replied Lady Otterburn.

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Lady Otterburn was prepared to meet her a good deal more than half-way.

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Most of the men were contemporaries of Otterburn's, the years of whose pilgrimage were thirty.

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The one famous fight, that of Otterburn (August 15, 1388), was a great and joyous passage of arms by moonlight.

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Both were crown livings, but Otterburn stood for twice as much in the king's books as Beechhurst.

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