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Webster 1913 Edition

Lisne

Lisne

(līn)
,
Noun.
[Prov. E.
lissen
,
lisne
, a cleft in a rock.]
A cavity or hollow.
[Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lisne

LISNE

,
Noun.
A cavity or hollow. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

lisne

lisne

English

Noun

lisne ‎(plural lisnes)

  1. (obsolete) A cavity or hollow.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)

Etymology

Dialect English lissen, lisne, a cleft in a rock.

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