Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 1,490 km (925 mi) long, of southeast Australia flowing northwest then southwest to the Murrumbidgee River.
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- proper noun A male
given name used inScotland , recently also popular inAustralia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, my brother Lachlan is flying over to Stockholm and he will run the race with me.
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The heat and moisture in Lachlan†™ s body began incubating the eggs.
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Without a word Lachlan began, not "Lochaber" -- he was not ready for that yet -- but "The Flowers o 'the Forest," and from that wandered through
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews
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Without a word Lachlan began, not 'Lochaber' -- he was not ready for that yet -- but 'The Flowers o' the Forest, 'and from that wandered through
Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks Ralph Connor 1898
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Without uttering a word Mrs. Lachlan dashed from the room.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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Without uttering a word Mrs. Lachlan dashed from the room.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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Without uttering a word Mrs. Lachlan dashed from the room.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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But der's breed familee call Lachlan, eef she's not move 'way somew'ere.
Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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I then saw that the hills along the line I was now about to follow were favourable for triangulation; but the greater certainty of finding water in a large river like the Lachlan was my chief inducement for now moving towards its banks, as the season was of such unusual drought.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Thomas Mitchell 1823
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I wes tellin 'Marget this verra mornin', and she says, 'Lachlan's become as a little child.'
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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