lewth - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Middle English lewthe, from Old English hlēowþ, corresponding to lew +‎ -th.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /luːθ/
• Rhymes: -uːθ

lewth (uncountable)

1. (now rare, dialectal) Shelter.

   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 111:

     ‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered.