lewth
English
Etymology
From Middle English lewthe, from Old English hlēowþ, corresponding to lew + -th.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /luːθ/
- Rhymes: -uːθ
Noun
lewth (uncountable)
- (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.
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 111: