linhay

[ lin-ee ]

/ ˈlɪn i /

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noun Newfoundland.

a storage shed or other attachment to the back of a house.

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Origin of linhay

Compare dial. (SW England, Ireland) linhay shed, open building; of uncertain origin

Words nearby linhay

linguistics, linguistic stock, linguistic universal, lingula, lingulate, linhay, liniment, linin, lining, link, linkage

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How to use linhay in a sentence

At the top of the garden is a tumble-down cat-haunted linhay, crammed to its leaky roof with fishing gear.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
Moreover, the linhay itself was full of very ancient cow dung; than which there is no balmier and more maiden soporific.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
The dirty linhay was a chapel, and a place of love where they were married in word and deed.
Furze the Cruel|John Trevena
Then she lighted the lantern, and went to the linhay for more cider.
Furze the Cruel|John Trevena

Mary went into the linhay, which was used by Peter as a place for storing peat.
Furze the Cruel|John Trevena

British Dictionary definitions for linhay

linhay

/ (ˈlɪnɪ) /

noun

dialect a farm building with an open front

Word Origin for linhay

C17: of unknown origin

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