English Explanatory Dictionary

nailbourne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chalk stream that only flows intermittently.

Word forms

nailbourne nailbournes eylebourn nailbourn

Etymology

From nail + bourne (“seasonal stream or brook”). The etymology of the first part is uncertain. It may derive from ail via a rebracketing of an ailbourne as a nailbourne; compare similar cases such as English newt and nickname.

Synonyms

gypsey lavant vipsey
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