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munro

(n): British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
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8 months ago bilby said:

Scots - a peak over 3000 feet in height. Name derives from a King's Messenger named Munro who was an active mountaineer and began classification of peaks. To climb one of these peaks is known as 'bagging a munro'.

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