I Stand Corrected

Earlier this week, we had a game of Scrabble  with Elijah and Zeke, a good, fun and educational game to play together, although it’s usually cut short since the boys are mostly stuck making three or four letter words.  About halfway through the game, Elijah placed the word “lee” on the board.

“Nope, proper nouns aren’t allowed.” said Daddy, and I agreed.

“No, it’s also a word!” said Elijah with certainty, and then he gave us it’s definition.

“Hmmm…I’ve never heard that before.” I said.  I can’t remember now if we let it slip, or if we made him remove it.

Well, sure enough, last evening, while we were reading the eighth chapter of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader  we came across the word “lee.”  I read right past it, without even noticing it, but Elijah stopped me and said, “See, there’s that word, lee,  and it means exactly what I said it meant!”

I reread the last sentence I’d read, and sure enough there was the word “lee,” and Elijah’s definition made perfect sense.  I was very impressed!

So, I wonder, does anyone else know the meaning of the word “lee.”  Or am I just a dough-dough brain?

P.S.  I won the game with a three letter word.  “Vex” earned me a super-sweet 26 points. This time, it was I who stumped Daddy and Elijah with it’s meaning.  Do you all know the meaning of the word “vex?”