lochside

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English

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Etymology

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From loch +‎ -side.

Adjective

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lochside (not comparable)

  1. Bordering or near a loch.
    • September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian[1]:
      [] a BBC behind-the-scenes documentary about the royal family’s life, showing the royals watching television, meeting visitors, holding a lochside barbecue while on holiday at Balmoral and even buying sweets in a local shop.

Noun

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lochside (plural lochsides)

  1. The land bordering a loch.
    • 2011, Iain R. Thomson, Isolation Shepherd:
      Here were the MacKays' cattle coming steadily up the track from their daily grazings on the lochside driven by Glen.

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