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linhay

[ lin-ee ]

noun

Newfoundland.
  1. a storage shed or other attachment to the back of a house.


linhay

/ ˈ±ôɪ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a farm building with an open front
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linhay1

Compare dial. (SW England, Ireland) linhay shed, open building; of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linhay1

C17: of unknown origin
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Ruth Penwarne have a little linhay, An' there her washes when the rain be nigh, But when 'tis sunny her goes in the garden, An' spreads her clo'es on the fuzzen to dry.

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At the linhay door she knocked, again getting an impatient answer.

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There Giles, empty-handed, made for the rear linhay, and faced round with a puckered brow.

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Presently, laying aside resentment, she went out to seek him in the linhay.

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Footsteps made them turn to see two rounding the linhay; and again, footsteps behind brought two after Rhoda, impatient of delay.

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