单词 | crannog |
释义 | crannogn. Prehistoric Archaeology. An ancient lake-dwelling in Scotland or Ireland. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > prehistoric dwellings broch1654 crannog1851 pile-building1863 pile-work1863 fascine dwelling1865 lake-habitation1865 palafitte1866 terramare1866 roundhouse1872 mound dwelling1897 wag1911 wheel-dwelling1931 wheelhouse1935 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. ii. iv. 269 A remarkable discovery of bronze arms..included..a relic of one of the Irish Crannoges, or island strengths. 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iii. iii. 99 The artificial or stockaded islands, denominated Crannoges by the Irish Annalists. 1886 Athenæum 24 Apr. 556/2 The Irish crannogs continued to be resorted to, in troublous times, even down to the seventeenth century. 1892 Times 24 Oct. 3 The well-known palisades of the crannogs in Scotland and Ireland. Derivatives ˈcrannoger n. a dweller in a crannog. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of lake-dwelling lake-dweller1863 pile-dweller1875 fascine dweller1878 crannoger1884 lake-man1884 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 12 Crannogers felt strong in their fastnesses, and were unwilling to quit them for the convenience of the mainland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1851 |
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