The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Larks-leers. _s. pl._ Arable land not in use; such is much frequented by larks; any land which is poor and bare of gra.s.s.
Lart, Lawt. _s._ The floor: never applied to a stone floor, but only to _wooden_ floors; and those up stairs.
Las-charg'eable! _interj._ Be quiet! _The last chargeable_: that is, he who last strikes or speaks in contention is most blamable.
Lat. _s._ A lath.
Lat'itat. _s._ A noise; a scolding.
Lat'tin. _s._ Iron, plates covered with tin.
Lattin. _adj._ Made of lattin; as a lattin saucepan, a lattin teakettle, &c.
Laugh-and-lie-down. _s._ A common game at cards.
To Lave. _v. a._ To throw water from one place to another.
To Le'at. _v. n_. To leak.
Le'at. _s_. A leak; a place where water is occasionally let out.
Leath'er. _v. a_. To beat.
Leathern-mouse, _s_. A bat.
Leer. _adj_. Empty.
Leer. _s_. The flank.
Leers. _s. pl_. Leas; rarely used: but I think it always means stubble land, or land similar to stubble land.
Lent. _s_. Loan; the use of any thing borrowed.
Lew. _adj_. Sheltered; defended from storms, or wind
Lew, Lewth. _s_. Shelter; defence from storm or wind.
Lib'et. _s_. A piece; a tatter.
Lid'den. _s_. A story; a song.
Lie-lip. _s_. A square wooden vessel having holes in its bottom, to contain wood-ashes for making lie.
Lights. _s. pl_. The lungs.
Lighting-stock. _s_. A horse-block; steps of wood or stone, made to ascend and descend from a horse.
Lim'bers, Lim'mers. _s. pl_. The shafts of a waggon, cart, &c.
Linch. _s_. A ledge; a rectangular projection; whence the term _linch-pin_ (a pin with a linch), which JOHNSON has, but not linch.
The derivations of this word, _linch-pin_ by our etymologists, it will be seen, are now inadmissable.
To Line. _v. n._ To lean; to incline towards or against something.
Lin'ny. _s._ An open shed, attached to barns, outhouses, &c.
Lip, Lip'pen. _s._ A generic term for several containing vessels, as _bee-lippen_, _lie-lip_, _seed-lip_, _&c_. which see.
Lip'ary. _adj._ Wet, rainy. Applied to the seasons: _a lipary time_.
To Lir'rop. _v. a._ To beat.
This is said to be a corruption of the sea term, _lee-rope_.
Lis'som. _adj._ Lithe; pliant. Contracted from _light- some_, or _lithe-some_.
List, Lis'tin. _s._ The strip or border on woollen cloth.
Lis'tin. _adj._ Made of list.
To Lob. _v. n._ To hang down; to droop.
Lock. _s._ A small quant.i.ty; as a _lock_ of hay, a _lock_ of straw.
Lock-a-Daisy. _interj._ of surprise or of pleasure.
Lockyzee. _interj._ Look, behold! _Look you, see!_
To Long. _v. n._ To belong.
Long'ful. _adj._ Long in regard to time.
Lose-Leather. To be galled by riding.
Lowance. _s._ Allowance: portion.
Lug. _s._ A heavy pole; a pole; a long rod.
I incline to think this is the original of log.
Lug-lain. _s._ Full measure; the measure by the lug or pole.
Lump'er. _v. n._ To lumber; to move heavily; to stumble.
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