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lewth

English

Etymology

From Old English hl?owþ, corresponding to lew +? -th.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lu??/
  • Rhymes: -u??

Noun

lewth (uncountable)

  1. (now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
    • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 111:
      ‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered.

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newth

English

Etymology

From new +? -th.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u??

Noun

newth (uncountable)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) Newness.
    • 1922, The Outlook:
      I came across one modern once who used "newth," meaning newness, and make it rhyme with "youth."
    • 2003, Novelty vs. Recycling:
      The Ancient Ones' repulsive fecundity is a septessential aspect of these unpossible non-beings; in a way, they are newness itself. (Or should that be 'newth'?) []
    • 2006, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir:
      We write and talk and empower each other, but the obsession with newness and youth (newth?) does not seem to change.

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