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Meaning of lue | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2
/l(j)uː/

Definitions

To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.

dialectal, transitive

Examples

“Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water.”
“Cornwall... The fine [sc. tin] is lewed in a fine sierce.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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