/lin/ , n. Chiefly Scot.
1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
2. a pool of water, esp. at the foot of a waterfall.
3. a steep ravine or precipice.
Also, lin .
[ bef. 1000; conflation of OE hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and ScotGael linne, c. Ir linn, Welsh llyn ]