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Noun: cairn  kehrn
  1. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
    "Hikers followed the cairns to navigate the mountain trail"
     
  2. Small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
    "The cairn terrier's scruffy coat requires regular grooming";
    - cairn terrier

Derived forms: cairns

Type of: mark, marker, marking, terrier

Encyclopedia: Cairn