red eft

noun

1. See under eft¹(def 1).

noun

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

noun

1. a dialect or archaic name for a newt
2. any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens (red eft) of eastern North America

adverb

1. archaic
   1. again
   2. afterwards

n.

Old English efte, efeta “small lizard-like animal,” of unknown origin (see newt).