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  • 41John o'Groat's — Village, Scotland. Near Dunnet Head, it was settled in 1793 by John de Groat and his two brothers. It was once considered Britain s most northerly point, giving rise to the expression from Land s End to John o Groat s. * * * …

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  • 42John o'Groat's House — John′ o Groat s′ House [[t]əˈgroʊts[/t]] n. geg a locality at the N tip of Scotland, near Duncansby Head, NE Caithness, traditionally thought of as the northernmost point of Britain. Also called John′ o Groat s′ …

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  • 43John o'Groat's House — /euh grohts / the northern tip of Scotland, near Duncansby Head, NE Caithness, traditionally thought of as the northernmost point of Britain: from Land s End to John o Groat s House. Also called John o Groat s …

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  • 44shove-groat — shoveˈ groat noun (obsolete) Shovelboard (shove groat shilling a smooth worn shilling suitable for playing shovelboard) • • • Main Entry: ↑shove …

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  • 45John o' Groat's — or John o Groat s House geographical name locality N Scotland; popularly considered the northernmost point of mainland of Scotland & Great Britain see Dunnet Head …

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  • 46John o' Groat's House — geographical name see John o Groat s …

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  • 47Johno'Groat's — John o Groat s (ə grōtsʹ) A location on the northeast coast of Scotland, traditionally considered the northernmost point of Great Britain. * * * …

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  • 48John o'Groat's — Pueblo de Escocia, cerca del cabo Dunnet. La fundaron John de Groat y sus dos hermanos en 1793. Antiguamente se consideraba el lugar más septentrional de Gran Bretaña, lo que dio lugar a la expresión desde Land s End hasta John o Groats …

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  • 49O'GROAT'S HOUSE, JOHN —    See JOHN O GROAT S HOUSE …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 50John o'Groat — Cockney Rhyming Slang Throat e cleared his groat whilst wiping his mincers with is germans …

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