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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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slewth

Middle English

Noun

slewth

  1. sloth; idleness
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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