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lote

[ loht ]

/ loʊt /

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noun Archaic.

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Origin of lote

First recorded in 1500–10, lote is from the Latin word lōtus

Words nearby lote

lost tribes, Lost Tribes of Israel, lost-wax process, lot, lota, lote, lo tech, Lotensin, Lot-et-Garonne, loth, Lothair I

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Example sentences from the Web for lote

Once, the last o' May, we borrowed Lote's team and climbed up here, and here was that tree in full bloom.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
The finest looking horse in the remuda, by all odds, was old Wa-ha-lote, the Water-dog.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge
He raised the blind with a single jerk, leaped back, and warped Wa-ha-lote over the rump with a coil of rope.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge
Bowles was on Wa-ha-lote, and he rode to the end before Henry Lee sent him back with the herd.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge

But it had been a hard race—even Wa-ha-lote was slowing down, and Dixie Lee was nowhere in sight.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge

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