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单词 leeftail
释义 leeftail, a. dial.
Forms: 7 leftal, 8 lieftel, leave-, 9 leef-, leevetail.
[? repr. OE. léoftǽle high in favour, desirable, f. léof lief, dear + -tǽle, f. root of tellan to count, tell.]
Much in demand; having a quick sale.
1674Ray N.C. Words Collect. 30 Lestal [read leftal]; saleable, that weighs well in the hand, that is heavy in lifting, from the Verb Lift, as I suppose.1781Hutton Tour to Caves 92 Leavetail, being a great want of, or demand for.1790Ann Wheeler Dial. 58 En wur a varra lieftel Market.1847Halliwell, Leeftail, quick sale. Cumb.1869Lonsdale Gloss., Leef-tail, Leevetail, much in demand.
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