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linnow

The English word “linnow” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Flexible, supple.

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from West Midland Middle English lengh, lenghe (“length”), with vocalisation of final /x/ and the original meaning being "lengthy, slender", though some trace of both the formal and semantic development would be expected already in Middle English.

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