name A diminutive of the male given name Lewis. A male given name.
- When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20.
— Douglas Gomery (2019)
noun An old French gold coin that was used in Scotland in the 1400s.
- ...þe Ingliss noble, henry, ande Eduarde wᵗ þe ross, þe franche crowne, þe salute þe lewe and þe Ridar sall haif courss in þis realme...
— Scottish Acts of James III (1467)
adj Sheltered from the wind.
- Lee or Lew, Calm, under the wind. Suss.
— J. Ray (1674)
- His house... was ‘loo’ from the cold north winds.
— H. C. O'Neill (1892)
noun Heat or warmth.
- To th' end a fruitfull lew May euerie Climate in his time renew.
— J. Sylvester translating G. de S. Du Bartas as Deuine Weekes & Wks (1605)
noun (dialect) A place sheltered from the wind, especially a temporary shelter built by shepherds for their sheep.
- Lew, shelter; defence from storms or wind.
— J. Jennings (1825)
- Lew, a thatched hurdle, supported by sticks, and set up in a field to screen lambs, etc. from the wind.
— W. D. Parish & al (1887)
verb To find or give protection from the wind.
- Lew... Those trees will lew the house when they're up-grown.
— W. D. Parish & al (1887)
