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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cairn n 1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path 2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn terrier}]
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