This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...up the weazles, stoats and vermin which he kills. Larder, m. Corruption of Ladder. "Master's got a lodge down on the land yonder, and as I was going across totherday-morning to fetch a larder we keeps there, a lawyer catched holt 'an me and scratched my face." Lash, m. To get into a passion. "He makes me lash and swear ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...up the weazles, stoats and vermin which he kills. Larder, m. Corruption of Ladder. "Master's got a lodge down on the land yonder, and as I was going across totherday-morning to fetch a larder we keeps there, a lawyer catched holt 'an me and scratched my face." Lash, m. To get into a passion. "He makes me lash and swear otherwhile when he be so lapsy; soonasever I'm backturned he's off after the birdsnestes, or up to some game or another." Last, e. A last of herrings is ten thousand. Last, e. A court of twenty-four jurats who levy rates for keeping up the marshes. Lasus. A water meadow. Lats. Latta, Ang. Sax. Laths. Lattin, W. Plate-tin. Spelt lattyn in an inventory dated 1549, but in that year people spelt as they pleased. Laurence. A mysterious individual whose influence is supposed to produce indolence. "Old Laurence has got hold of me" means "I have got a fit of idleness." Lavant, W. Lafian, Ang. Sax., to sprinkle with water; or, Laver, French, to wash. A violent flow of water. "How it did rain! It ran down the street in a lavant." Lawyer, e. A long bramble full of thorns, so called because, "When once they gets a holt an ye, ye ddant easy get shut of 'em." Lay, m; or Ley. Leag, Ang. Sax. Land laid down for pasture; not permanently, but to be broken up every three or four years. Laylock, m. The lilac tree. Lay-up, m. To hide and lie in wait for any one. Lean, m. Unprofitable. "Ah, sir! stone-breaking's a lean job for those that aint used to it." Lean-to, m. A shed constructed against the side of another building. Leap, e. Leap, Ang. Sax., a basket for catching fish. A large deep basket. Leap, e. Half-a-bushel. (See Seed-leap.) Lear. Thin; hungry; faint. Learn. To teach. "I'll lay-...
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