linhay

American  

[lin-ee] / ˈlɪn i /

noun

Newfoundland.

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

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linhay British  

/ ˈlɪnɪ /

noun

1. dialect a farm building with an open front

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Etymology

Origin of linhay

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

Example Sentences

That 'orse must 'a' galloped into the linhay and killed him.

From Beyond by Galsworthy, John

At the linhay door she knocked, again getting an impatient answer.

From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence

An old stone linhay, covered to its broken thatch by a huge ivy bush, stood at the angle where the meadows met.

From Beyond by Galsworthy, John

Ruth Penwarne have a little linhay, An' there her washes when the rain be nigh, But when 'tis sunny her goes in the garden, An' spreads her clo'es on the fuzzen to dry.

From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Moore, Bernard

A week after her visit to the linhay he, while sitting alone there, had turned her picture about on the easel, withdrawn its face from the wall and studied his work.

From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden