neath
Americanpreposition
preposition
Etymology
Origin of neath
First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath
Example Sentences
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On one side sat Uganda's Prime Minister Milton Apollo Obote, grinning cheerfully be neath his toothbrush mustache; on the other, Tanganyika's high-spirited President Julius Nyerere.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like T. S. Eliot's Webster, they always saw the skull be neath the loveliest skin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The others can be closed if the bone fragments can be properly set be neath them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rosie was old, fat, bobbed-haired, but just the same under- neath.
From Time Magazine Archive
We walked out to the Friendly Corners Trailer Park and looked under' neath our trailer.
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
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