Laithe
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of lathe (“A granary; a field barn”). Northern-England, alt-of, alternative
"Sprinkled across the scalloped valley were toylike field barns, 'laithes', that had once stored hay and given cattle shelter through the winter."
Example
More examples"Sprinkled across the scalloped valley were toylike field barns, 'laithes', that had once stored hay and given cattle shelter through the winter."
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