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Synopsis
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. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... in a young horse's mouth. Lamplugh hokeys, C, a breed of red and black cattle with white faces, peculiar to Lamplugh; now extinct, 1857. Lamplugh puddin, C, a mess of toasted biscuits steeped in hot ale with spices, a posset. Lan, N.E, land. Land, C, S.W, to arrive, to reach home. " He landit in yister neet." Lang, G, long. Lang back't settle, C, a wooden sofa. Langel, C, N.E, Langket, S.W, a woollen fetter for sheep. Langer east shorter west, C, a deficiency in one part is com-pensated by abundance in another part. Langket, G, the surname of Longcake. Lang on, C, because of. " It was o' lang o' him 'at aa fell int' beck." Lang sen, C, S.W, Langsyne, Langseyne, N.E, long since. Langsom, G, tedious. " It 's a langsom rwoad ower Hutton Moor." Lang windit, G, prolix. Lant, G, S.W, Lanter, N.E, the game of loo. " At lanter the caird lakers sat i' the loft."--Anderson. Lant, Lanty, 6, Lancelot. Lantern leets, C, the horn substitutes for glass. Lantit, G, defeated, disappointed. Lant lakers, C, Lanters, N.E, players at loo. Lap up, C, to desist, to give up. Lap sidit, C, unequally balanced. Lapstan, C, the stone held on the shoemaker's lap for beating his leather upon. Larn, G, learn--also to teach. " He larns his scholars to write." Larrap, C, to beat. Lash, C, to comb; a comb; an attack of diarrhoea; to whip; the cord at the end of a whip. Lash cwom, C, S.W, Lash keam, N.E, a coarse comb. Lash oot, C, to use a comb; N.E, to hand forth. Lat, G, lath. Latch lug't, C, Leav lug't, N.E, ears hanging, instead of being erect. The N.E. epithet is very appropriate--the ears hang like leaves. Lave, N.E, the rest. Sco. Lavrick, N.E, the lark. Laws! Loze! C, expressions of astonishment. Layte, G, to seek. "...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1236480392
- ISBN 13 9781236480392
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages44
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