eft
1[ eft ]
noun
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens(red eft ), in its immature terrestrial stage.
Obsolete. a lizard.
Origin of eft
1Other definitions for eft (2 of 3)
eft2
[ eft ]
Origin of eft
2Other definitions for EFT (3 of 3)
EFT
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British Dictionary definitions for eft (1 of 2)
eft1
/ (ɛft) /
noun
a dialect or archaic name for a newt
any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens (red eft) of eastern North America
Origin of eft
1Old English efeta
British Dictionary definitions for eft (2 of 2)
eft2
/ (ɛft) /
adverb
archaic
again
afterwards
Origin of eft
2Old English; see aft, after
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