Sutton Hoo
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noun
an archaeological site in Suffolk, England: a rowing boat, 80 feet (24 meters) long, discovered here and believed to have been buried a.d. c670 by Anglo-Saxons, possibly as a cenotaph in honor of a king.
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Sutton Hoo
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noun
an archaeological site in Suffolk where a Saxon long boat containing rich grave goods, probably for a 7th century East Anglian king, was found in 1939
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