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Lin \Lin\ (l[i^]n), v. i. [AS. linnan. See {Lithe}.]
To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] --Marston.
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Lin \Lin\, v. t.
To cease from. [Obs. or Scot.]


Lin \Lin\, n. [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool,
pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn
torrent. Cf. {Dunlin}.]
1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or
below a fall of water.
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2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
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3. A steep ravine.
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Note: Written also linn and lyn.
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Arecoline \A*re"co*line\, n. Also -lin \-lin\ . [From NL. Areca,
a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]
An oily liquid substance, {C8H13O2N}, the chief alkaloid of
the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic
action.

Syn: arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl
N-methyltetrahydronicotinate;
1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
methyl ester.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]