linhay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of linhay
Compare dial. (SW England, Ireland) linhay shed, open building; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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On silent paths the whistler weedeth, And what his tune is no one heedeth; On hay beneath the linhay feedeth The ass that felt the hand of Edith.
From Ionica by Cory, William (AKA William Johnson)
At the linhay door she knocked, again getting an impatient answer.
From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence
Out came a tale of outrage: while the house was empty, Lois and Rhoda away bleaching, the linhay had been forced, and the coral laid there, Christian's store of precious, sacred coral, looted entire.
From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence
I didn' know what he meant, but ran for my life to the linhay, and hung up the rope, an' then to the hen-house.
From The Delectable Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
But he had understood; for she heard him walking away toward the linhay, and by and by he returned panting, and sloped the ladder against the sill as she bade him.
From Shining Ferry by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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