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merrow¹

Where it comes from

Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).

noun merrows

  1. A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore. Many a strange sight, it may well be supposed, did Jack see, and many a strange sound did he hear, but nothing daunted him. So far was he from being afraid of Merrows, or such like beings, that the very first wish of his heart was fairly to meet with one. Jack had heard that they were mighty like Ch

merrow²

verb merrows · merrowing · merrowed

  1. To overlock.

Merrow³

Where it comes from

From the Welsh surname, from Meuric, Welsh form of Maurice.

proper noun Merrows

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A suburb in north-east Guildford, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0250).

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"merrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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merrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merrow

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"merrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merrow.

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@misc{merrow_2026,
  title = {merrow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merrow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}