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Lowland
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lowland
English
Adjective
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en attributive Relating to the Lowlands of Scotland.
en 1960 January Iain D. O. Frew The Brora Colliery Railway Railway Magazine 56 Brora coal, costing 10s. a ton, was hauled along the tramway to the station and there mixed with Lowland Scottish coal, brought north by rail and costing twice the local variety. Some of this mixed coal was sent to various destinations along the railway, but most was hauled along the tramway to the harbour for shipment to the Moray towns, where it was sold for slightly less than pure Lowland coal.
Derived terms
en Lowland Scots
Related terms
en Highland
Proper noun
Lowland, North Carolina
en ucomm co/Pamlico County s/North Carolina c/USA.