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peeth

peeth noun: a well (for drawing water).

Noun

peeth (plural peeths)

  1. (Cornwall) A well (for drawing water).
    • […] the hook-handle on another broad stone with the peeth between, only half-covered weth a few loose, broken pieces of old bal tember.1880, William Bottrell, Stories and Folk-lore of West Cornwall, page 61

Forms of peeth

pluralpeeths

Questions about peeth

What does peeth mean?
Peeth means a well (for drawing water).
What part of speech is peeth?
Peeth is a noun.
What is the plural of peeth?
The plural of peeth is peeths.

Words near peeth in the dictionary

  1. peesweep
  2. peesweeps
  3. peet
  4. Peete
  5. Peetes
  6. peeth
  7. peeths
  8. peets
  9. Peetses
  10. peetweet
  11. peetweets

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