Lue
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lue¹
- /ljuː/
- /luː/
Sounds like lew, lieu, Liu, loo, Lou, lu (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
Clipping of dillue (“sift with a sieve”), from Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).
verb lues · luing · lued · lew
- To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver. Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water.
Lue²
Where it comes from
From the Dutch and north German surname, spelling variant of Loo.
proper noun Lues
- A surname.
- A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
