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eft
1[ eft ]
/ ɛft /
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noun
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens(red eft ), in its immature terrestrial stage.
Obsolete. a lizard.
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eft1
/ (ɛft) /
noun
a dialect or archaic name for a newt
any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens (red eft) of eastern North America
Word Origin for eft
Old English efeta
British Dictionary definitions for eft (2 of 2)
eft2
/ (ɛft) /
adverb
archaic
- again
- afterwards
Word Origin for eft
Old English; see aft, after
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