Cashmoor

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proper noun

A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9713).

OriginOld English cærse →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9713).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcærse“cress”
  2. EnglishCashmoor

Probably from Old English cærse (“cress”) + mere (“lake; pool”), denoting a pool where watercress grows.

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APA

Cashmoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cashmoor

MLA

“Cashmoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cashmoor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cashmoor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cashmoor.

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