lue
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 3
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- 5
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Definition of lue
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(dialectal, transitive)To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
“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.”
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verb
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(dialectal, transitive)To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
“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.”
name
- A surname.
- A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Clipping of dillue (“sift with a sieve”), from Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).
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