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▪ I. letty, a. dial.|ˈlɛtɪ|
Also 7 lette.
[f. let v.2 + -y.]
That lets or hinders.
1642Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 110 When there is any lette Weather in Harvest time. 1886Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk., Letty-weather, showery; rainy; lit. hindering weather—i.e. hindering harvesting or out-door work.
▪ II. letty, n. slang.|ˈlɛtɪ|
[ad. It. letto bed.]
A bed, a lodging.
1846Swell's Night Guide 71 While the old rum cull..cannot wag from his Letty,..the accumulation of dirt thrives monstrously. 1875T. Frost Circus Life xvi. 279 ‘Letty’ is used both as a noun and a verb, signifying ‘lodging’ and ‘to lodge’. 1933E. Seago Circus Company v. 80 All the people of the smaller show dwell in wagons of their own, and do not seek for ‘letties’ in the town. 1957J. Osborne Entertainer iii. 77 Jean: We can't all spend our time nailing our suitcases to the floor, and shin out of the window. Archie: Scarper the letty. |