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laiths

laiths is the plural of laith.

Meaning of laith

Noun

laith (plural laiths)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal, rare) shed, barn
    • “What are ye for?” he shouted. “T’ maister’s down i’ t’ fowld. Go round by th’ end o’ t’ laith, if ye went to spake to him.”1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter II, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume I, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC

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Questions about laiths

What is laiths the plural of?
Laiths is the plural of laith.

Words near laiths in the dictionary

  1. laithe house
  2. laithe houses
  3. laithe-house
  4. laithe-houses
  5. laithes
  6. laiths
  7. Laithwaite
  8. laities
  9. Laitinen
  10. Laitinens
  11. laiting

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