Lewth

//luːθ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Shelter. archaic, dialectal, uncountable

    "‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered."

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"‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered."

Etymology

From Middle English leuþe, from Old English hlēowþ, corresponding to lew + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

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