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Meanings of lea in English
A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.
Usage of lea in English
1
Hast thou heard the thrush, full-throated, call his mate across the lea?
2
Under the lea of Rosetta Head there is a small harbour called Rosetta Harbour.
3
Cannobie Lee (kan'e-be le), a lea or large open space in Scotland.
4
You lea me alone, or I'll do you a mischief.
5
And then he strode away under the lea of the grand-stand wall toward right field.
6
The terms of the treaty concluded at Plessis lea Tours and Bordeaux were made public.
7
The head went flying over the lea, but it had no more words to speak.
8
He added land to the lea as he was told by one of our people.
9
On the third night after leaving lea we had ample proof of their desperate straits.
10
Thick undergrowth and a lush stand of trees closed in the rear of the lea.
11
Vere you lea'n up to be such a pig?
12
Oh, madam, not the lea-(Checking himself and looking at it.)
13
The promontory is small but last night it gave complete protection to everything in its lea.
14
Presently, by the smoother water, he knew he must be in the lea of Little Bear.
15
The level grassy lea was surrounded by open, mixed woodland that grew more dense farther upstream.
16
I lea' them to the doctors an' the ministers, replied Jeames, with another wide, silent laugh.
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