Bacup

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/ˈbeɪkʊp/

proper noun

A town in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8623).

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8623).

Origin

From Old English fūl (“muddy”) + bæchop (“ridge valley”).

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APA

Bacup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacup

MLA

“Bacup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacup. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bacup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacup.

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