English Explanatory Dictionary

slane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
name
  1. A town in County Meath, Ireland.
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

/sleɪn/ /slɑːn/

Word forms

slane slanes slean

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish sleán, sleaghán.

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