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lea 1. a unit for measuring lengths of yarn, usually taken as 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk, and 300 yards for linen 2. a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For a time the Knight said not a word, but a slow red arose into his cheeks; at last he looked Robin in the face and said, "I know not why I should be ashamed, for it should be no shame to me; but, friend, I tell thee the truth, when I say that in my purse are ten shillings, and that that is every groat that Sir Richard of the Lea hath in all the wide world. Boy, call hither Sir Richard of the Lea and my lord Bishop of Hereford A large launch, with two standing lugs, lay under the lea of the schooner; and into this the strange assortment of goods were swung. |
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