Definitions for: Cairn

[n] small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
[n] a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

Webster (1913) Definition: Cairn, n. [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W.
carn.]
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.

Synonyms: cairn terrier

See Also: mark, marker, marking, terrier

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