lewth
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English lewthe, from Old English hlēowþ, corresponding to lew + -th.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lewth (uncountable)
- (now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 111:
- ‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered.
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