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Lewth vs Slewth - What's the difference?

lewth | slewth |

As nouns the difference between lewth and slewth

is that lewth is {{cx|now|_|rare|dialectal|lang=en}} Shelter while slewth is sloth; idleness.

lewth

English

Noun

(-)
  • Shelter.
  • *1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 111:
  • *:‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered.

    • slewth

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sloth; idleness
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)