Eft
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛft/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eft is a noun meaning A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.
Meaning
A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Again; afterwards
Example Sentences
And when they were all gone, / And the dim moon doth eft withhold the light,[…]
Only these marishes and myrie bogs, / In which the fearefull ewftes do build their bowres, / Yeeld me an hostry mongst the croking frogs […].
How did he like it when the live creatures Tickled and toused and browsed him all over, And worm, slug, eft, with serious features Came in, each one, for his right of trover?
Word Forms
- efts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include salamander, newt, tef, transfer, transaction, fet.
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