Definition of ley

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Ley (v. t. & i.) To lay; to wager.

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Sleid :: Sleid (v. t.) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie..
Olio :: Olio (n.) A mixture; a medley.
Volley :: Volley (n.) A return of the ball before it touches the ground.
Mulley :: Mulley (a.) Alt. of Moolle.
Reed :: Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..
Gleire :: Gleire (n.) Alt. of Gleyr.
Gymnogen :: Gymnogen (n.) One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because the ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same as Gymnosperm..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Flood :: Flood (v. t.) To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley..
Trispaston :: Trispaston (n.) A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights.
Hummel :: Hummel (v. t.) To separate from the awns; -- said of barley.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars..
Ramberge :: Ramberge (n.) Formerly, a kind of large war galley..
Rabble :: Rabble (v. i.) A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter..
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (a.) Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
Leyden Jar :: Leyden jar () Alt. of Leyden phia.
Malt :: Malt (n.) Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like..
Intellection :: Intellection (n.) A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.
Delawares :: Delawares (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory..
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