'Cairn' definitions:

Definition of 'cairn'

(from WordNet)
noun
A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
noun
Small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: cairn, cairn terrier]

Definition of 'Cairn'

From: GCIDE
  • Cairn \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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