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lees | yees |

As a noun lees

is (plural only) the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit or lees can be (sailing).

As a pronoun yees is

(dialectal) you.

lees

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) (m), from .

Noun

(head)
  • (plural only) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1960
    • , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.}}

    Synonyms

    * (sediment) (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (sailing) English plurals

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    yees

    English

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (dialectal) you
  • * {{quote-book, year=1873, author=Various, title=Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII. No. 30. September, 1873, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Oh, Mr. Munro, shure here's a card for yees ," handing me a lady's card. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Edward S. Ellis, title=The Lost Trail, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Where does yees get the jug?" }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1912, author=Irene Elliott Benson, title=Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Yere Granddaughter will marry and this house will be too big for the three of yees . }}

    Anagrams

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