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leams

leams is the plural of leam.

Meaning of leam

Noun (1)

leam (plural leams)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.
    • The Leams of the morning sun streamed through the half-closed shutters1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and...

Noun (2)

leam (plural leams)

  1. A cord or strap for leading a dog.
    • The horsemen spreading themselves along the side of the cover, waited untill the keeper entered, leading his ban-dog; a large blood-hound tied in a leam or band, from which he takes his name.1808, Joseph Strutt, [Walter Scott], “Section [IX]. Chapter II.”, in [Walter Scott], editor, Queenhoo-Hall, a Romance: And Ancient Times, a Drama. […], volume IV, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne &...
    Synonyms:
    lead, leash

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Questions about leams

What is leams the plural of?
Leams is the plural of leam.

Words near leams in the dictionary

  1. Leamington
  2. Leamington Hastings
  3. Leamington Spa
  4. Leamon
  5. Leamons
  6. leams
  7. Leamside
  8. Leamy
  9. Leamys
  10. lean
  11. lean and mean

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