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McLeod
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Mcleod
English
Alternative forms
en McCleod Mcleod McLoud
Etymology
From en gd MacLeòid son of Leòd, from en non ljótr Liótr the Ugly (one), from en non ljótr ugly, scary.
The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a US Forest Service ranger.PIONEER FIRE TOOL INVENTOR PASSES AWAY https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19420310.2.52&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 4/27/2022 L 8 Madera Tribune California Digital Newspaper Collection 10 March 1942
Pronunciation
mə-kloudʹ
en /məˈklaʊd/ UK,US
en aʊd 2
Proper noun
en Scottish Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid
Derived terms
en McLeod County McLeods Shoot McLeod syndrome
Noun
+ (tool)
en rakehoe.
References
Anagrams
en cdelmo clomed McDole
en eponyms