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laem

nounhome

Partial loft or raised storage platform

A partial loft or raised platform inside a house or barn, formed by planking laid across the crossbeams.

Example in use

Pit the peats oan the laem.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/LAYM/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: lame

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