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Crooked Pool

lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name describes a pool that is irregularly shaped or located in a winding part of a river, from the Old English 'crōced'. 'Pool' refers to a still body of water.

Word origins

Crooked
Old Englishbent, winding(from crōced "bent, crooked")
Pool
Old Englishpool, pond(from pōl "pool")