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Meaning of lumb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Alternative spelling of lum (“chimney”).
    alt-of, alternative
  3. A place in England:
    countable, uncountable
  4. A hamlet south of Haslingden, and west of Edenfield, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7819).
    countable, uncountable
  5. A small village north-east of Rawtenstall, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8324).
    countable, uncountable
  6. A hamlet south-east of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1513).
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“Now, by this time, the ſun begins to leam, / An' litt the hill-heads, wi' his morning beam, / An' birds, and beaſts, and fouk to be aſteer, / And ſtreams o' reek frae lumb heads to appear; […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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