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lob lie-by-the-fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
lob lie-by-the--fire
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hairy man in English folklore, similar to the brownie, said to perform housework in return for a saucer of milk and a place beside the fire.

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Alternative letter-case form of Lob Lie-by-the-fire.

Inflected Forms

Lob-lie-by-the-fire (alternative)

Synonyms

lubber fiend lubberkin

Questions

What does lob lie-by-the-fire mean?
A hairy man in English folklore, similar to the brownie, said to perform housework in return for a saucer of milk and a place beside the fire.

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