leeftailとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English *leftal, *lieftele, from 古期英語 lēoftǣl, lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), equivalent to lief +‎ tell.

形容詞

leeftail (comparative more leeftail, superlative most leeftail)

1. (Britain dialectal, obsolete) High in demand; quickly sold.
   • 1839, Ann Coward Wheeler, Dialogues, poems, songs, and ballads:

     Markets hes been terrable laa this lang time, hardly worth gangin teea; but it wur Size, en wur a varra lieftel market, an et wur a wunder.