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  1. 1. n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell. 2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. C. Kingsley. Kane. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path n. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland Source: ecdict

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