delf

Middle English

/dɛlf/

noun
Definitions
  • A quarry pit for digging stone or clay.
  • A man-made channel or stream; a water-filled ditch.
  • A hole or ditch; a delf.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English delf.

Origin

Old English

delf

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