What does the word newt mean?

Usage examples for newt

  1. He seized Newt Elkey by the arm and said, " What does she do?" – In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes
  2. Did you hear the yarn they was tellin' 'bout old Newt Hagadorn, when they 'lected him justice of th' peace in Bumble Bee? – Bruce of the Circle A by Harold Titus
  3. You draw very well, Mr. Newt. – Trumps by George William Curtis