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  • 101Inveresk —    INVERESK, a parish, in the county of Edinburgh, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the town of Musselburgh, and the villages of Monktonhall, Cowpits, Craighall, Stoneyhill, and part of New Craighall, 8263 inhabitants, of whom… …

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  • 102Kilbride, East —    KILBRIDE, EAST, a parish, in the Middle ward of the county of Lanark; containing 3810 inhabitants, of whom 926 are in the village, 8 miles (S. S. E.) from Glasgow. This place, distinguished by its affix from West Kilbride, in the county of Ayr …

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  • 103Kirkowan —    KIRKOWAN, a parish, in the county of Wigton; containing, with the hamlet of Kiltersan, 1423 inhabitants, of whom 607 are in the village of Kirkowan, 6 miles (S. W. by W.) from Newton Stewart. This place, which derives its name from the… …

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  • 104Legerwood —    LEGERWOOD, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 5½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Lauder; containing 571 inhabitants. The name of this place, signifying in the Saxon the light or hollow wood, is supposed to have been derived from the situation of its …

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  • 105Manor —    MANOR, a parish, in the county of Peebles, 2½ miles (S. W.) from Peebles; containing 270 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name is of very uncertain derivation, is nine miles in length from north east to south west, and about three miles… …

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  • 106Muthill —    MUTHILL, a parish, in the county of Perth; containing, with the village of South Bridgend, and part of the late quoad sacra parish of Ardoch, 3067 inhabitants, of whom 1089 are in the village of Muthill, 3 miles (S.) from Crieff. This place… …

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  • 107Strathdon —    STRATHDON, or Invernochty, a parish, in the district of Alford, county of Aberdeen, 19 miles (W. by S.) from Alford; containing 1563 inhabitants. This place, originally called Invernochty, derived that name from the situation of its church… …

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  • 108Urquhart and Glenmorriston —    URQUHART and GLENMORRISTON, a parish, in the district of Mainland, county of Inverness, the former place 18 miles (N. E. by N.) and the latter 7 miles (N.) from Fort Augustus; containing, with the villages of Invermorriston, and East and West… …

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  • 109sla·lom — /ˈslɑːləm/ noun, pl loms [count, noncount] : a race especially on skis over a winding course that is marked by flags often used before another noun a slalom course/race slalom skiers/racers/skis …

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  • 110Crank — Crank, v. i. [See {Crank}, n.] To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. [1913 Webster] See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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