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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dialectal, especially Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Worcestershire, obsolete) Flexible, supple..
Baynyngmaketh the skynne linnowe or soupulle.
"I'm as linnow now as ever."
Then Rowland got up with a despairing gesture. “I haven't nobody,” he murmured, and went tottering up the stairs. “Lor!” said Priss meditatively, “I thought as the lad wud have had more spunk in 'im, but he's as linnow as a glove.
Use linnow when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Linnow means (dialectal, especially Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Worcestershire, obsolete) Flexible, supple..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Baynyngmaketh the skynne linnowe or soupulle.
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