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The Tongue

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 553m

Birkett
Old EnglishAI-generated

The Tongue likely refers to a piece of land that juts out, resembling a tongue. This is a descriptive geographical name.

Word origins

The
Old Englishthe(from þe "the")
Tongue
Old Englishtongue of land(from tunge "tongue")