lhoob

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language.

Noun

lhoob m (genitive singular lhoob, plural lhoobyn)

  1. curve, coil, hoop, hank, bend
  2. shackle
  3. snare
  4. (sewing, knitting) stitch
  5. (geography) gulf

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Verb

lhoob (verbal noun lhoobey, past participle lhoobit)

  1. to bend, loop, twine, curl up, curve, coil, sag, bow
  2. to hunch, stoop
  3. to wriggle, writhe, squirm, flex
  4. to inflect

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Derived terms

  • lhoobeyder