eft Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a newt in its terrestrial stage of development

WordNet

Eft noun
Etymology
AS. efete lizard. See Newt.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A European lizard of the genus Seps. (b) A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).
Eft adverb
Etymology
AS. eft, æft, again, back, afterward. See Aft, After.
Definitions
  1. Again; afterwards; soon; quickly. Obs.
    I wold never eft comen into the snare. Spenser.

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