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linhay

/ˈlɪni/

linhay noun: a shed or other outbuilding, originally open-fronted with a hay loft.

Noun

linhay (plural linhays)

  1. (dialectal, south-west UK) A shed or other outbuilding, originally open-fronted with a hay loft.
    • Home-side of the linhay, and under the ashen hedge-row, where father taught me to catch blackbirds, all at once my heart went down, and all my breast was hollow.1869, R. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, section III
    • [S]he went to the linhay, or lean-to shed, which formed the root-store of their dwelling.1878, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native, page 145

linhay meaning in Tamil

linhay in Tamil

பண்ணையின் திறந்த முகப்புக்கொட்டகை

Forms of linhay

plurallinhays
alternative formlinney
alternative formlinny

Origin of linhay

Unknown

Questions about linhay

What does linhay mean?
Linhay means a shed or other outbuilding, originally open-fronted with a hay loft.
What is linhay in Tamil?
Linhay in Tamil is பண்ணையின் திறந்த முகப்புக்கொட்டகை. See Linhay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is linhay?
Linhay is a noun.
How do you pronounce linhay?
Linhay is pronounced /ˈlɪni/.
What is the plural of linhay?
The plural of linhay is linhays.

Words near linhay in the dictionary

  1. Lingít
  2. linha
  3. Linhai
  4. Linhart
  5. Linharts
  6. linhay
  7. linhays
  8. Linhe
  9. linicolous
  10. linifanib
  11. liniment

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