ISTHMUS
NOUNS
► BALK ► BAULK a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. → 1538 obs.
► KAME a small peninsula, in the form of a narrow, low isthmus, leading from a cliff to the shore → 1905 Sc.
► LAND-NECK an isthmus → 1618 obs.
► LAND-PASSAGE an isthmus → 1601 obs.
► LAND-STRAIT an isthmus → 1601 obs.
► SCAW ► SKAW an isthmus or promontory → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► STRICTLAND an isthmus → 1577 obs.
► TARBET a neck of land, an isthmus; hence, a portage between two lochs or navigable channels → 1843 Sc.
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