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lue.

To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ljuː//luː/
  1. To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.

    dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of dillue (“sift with a sieve”), from Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).

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