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lofes

lofes is the plural of lofe.

Meaning of lofe

Noun

lofe (plural lofes)

  1. (Northern England, West-Midlands) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance.
    • "Yance I hed t' lofe an' I'd luck to say no, an' I niver hed t' lofe ageàn."—Said by an elderly spinster.1869, Alexander Craig Gibson, The Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, page 212

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Questions about lofes

What is lofes the plural of?
Lofes is the plural of lofe.

Words near lofes in the dictionary

  1. lofendazam
  2. lofentanil
  3. lofepramine
  4. lofer
  5. lofers
  6. lofes
  7. lofexidine
  8. loff
  9. Loffler
  10. Loffredo
  11. Loffredos

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