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delf (iou)



delf noun1. obsolete exc. dial. Also delph.

An excavation; a pit, ditch, quarry, etc.; a drainage canal (in the fens). OE.
A cut turf, a sod. Scot. E16.
A spade-thrust. E17.
A bed of earth or a mineral that is or can be dug into. E17-E18.