a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens red eft, in its immature terrestrial stage.
Obsolete. a lizard.
a dialect or archaic name for a newt
any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens ( red eft ) of eastern North America
First recorded before 1000; Middle English evet(e), Old English efete; cf. newt
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; akin to aft 1, after
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Center fielder Harrison Bader, back from the injured list just a day earlier, l eft after a ninth-inning collision with Kiner-Falefa.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
The following players lhave eft Pac-12 schools to join USC during coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure:
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
The Cyclones’ last five field goals are 3s, but the Virginia is still up 39-26 with less than three minutes eft in the half.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2016
Lady Clara might surely have scored off him pretty smartly by quoting from 'Maud' and 'In Memoriam' about evolution and the eft that was lord of valley and hill.
From What I Saw in America by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
“Hang me eft don’t look like gold! an’ it feel like it, too; an’, durn me, ef’t don’t taste like it.”
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF for those willing to take on a bit of extra risk, and the Vanguard Total International Bond EFT for investment-grade bonds abroad.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Still, studies show physiological changes in the body that occur with EFT tapping.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
Mr Rees-Mogg, who will launch the report in the Commons on Tuesday alongside EFT chairman Professor Patrick Minford and senior lawyer Martin Howe QC, said:
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2018
Another example of EFT, which observers say will become commonplace, is the automatic transfer of paychecks from an employer's bank to employee bank accounts.
From US News ● Aug. 12, 2016
Treasury argued that they had already adapted DES, their constituents had spent millions on DES equip- ment for EFT and it would be entirely too cumbersome and expen- sive to make a change now.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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