Definition of "lue"

lue

verb
third-person singular simple present lues, present participle luing, simple past and past participle lued
1. (mining, dialect, transitive) To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
  Quotations
  Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water.
  1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, page 116
  Cornwall... The fine [sc. tin] is lewed in a fine sierce.
  1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, page 122