Penicuik

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proper noun

A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2360).

OriginCumbric *penn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2360).

Origin

  1. Cumbric*cog“cuckoo”
  2. Cumbric*ı“(of) the”
  3. Cumbric*penn“head, top, summit”
  4. EnglishPenicuik

From Cumbric *penn (“head, top, summit”) + Cumbric *ı (“(of) the”) + Cumbric *cog (“cuckoo”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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