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Lint vs Leint - What's the difference?

lint | leint |

As a noun lint

is a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

As a verb leint is

to urinate in an alcoholic beverage to increase its strength (18th century term).

lint

English

Noun

(-)
  • a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
  • clinging fuzzy fluff that accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc
  • the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant

    • Derived terms

    * lint-free / lintfree

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    leint

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To urinate in an alcoholic beverage to increase its strength (18th century term)

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