leeftailadj.

Forms: 1600s leftal, 1700s lieftel, leavetel, 1800s leeftail, leevetail.

Etymology: ? representing Old English léoftǽle high in favour, desirable, < léof lief adj. and adv., dear + -tǽle , < root of tellan to count, tell n.¹

dialect.

Much in demand; having a quick sale.

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1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. 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.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 92 Leavetail, being a great want of, or demand for.

1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 58 En wur a varra lieftel Market.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Leeftail, quick sale. Cumb.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Leef-tail, Leevetail, much in demand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	leeftail
释义	leeftailadj. Forms: 1600s leftal, 1700s lieftel, leavetel, 1800s leeftail, leevetail. Etymology: ? representing Old English léoftǽle high in favour, desirable, < léof lief adj. and adv., dear + -tǽle , < root of tellan to count, tell n.¹ dialect. Much in demand; having a quick sale. ΚΠ 1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. 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. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 92 Leavetail, being a great want of, or demand for. 1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 58 En wur a varra lieftel Market. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Leeftail, quick sale. Cumb. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Leef-tail, Leevetail, much in demand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1674
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