Meanings
proper noun
- An area of Colne in Lancashire.
Origin
Unknown; Altenecote in 1202. Possibly a Cumbric compound from the equivalents of Welsh allt (“cliff”) (+ a diminutive suffix) + the definite article y + coed (“wood, forest”). The final syllable seems to have been influenced by Old English cot (“cottage”).
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APA
Alkincoats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alkincoats
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“Alkincoats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alkincoats. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alkincoats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alkincoats.
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