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Lue

//l(j)uː// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Verb
  1. 1
    To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver. dialectal, transitive

    "Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Etymology 2

From the Dutch and north German surname, spelling variant of Loo.

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