red eft

noun

See under eft1(def 1).

Words nearby red eft

red drum, red duster, red dwarf, red dwarf , red earth, red eft, red emperor, red ensign, red eye, red feed, red fescue

Definition for red eft (2 of 2)

eft 1
[ eft ]
/ ɛft /

noun

a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft), in its immature terrestrial stage.
Obsolete. a lizard.

Origin of eft

1
before 1000; Middle English evet(e), Old English efete; cf. newt

British Dictionary definitions for red eft (1 of 2)

eft 1
/ (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

Word Origin for eft

Old English efeta

British Dictionary definitions for red eft (2 of 2)

eft 2
/ (ɛft) /

adverb

archaic
  1. again
  2. afterwards

Word Origin for eft

Old English; see aft, after