Glossary list
Glossaries
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| labbert(1) | meaning unknown
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| ladys maid² | Ladys maid: A woman's personal maidservant [OED]
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| laith¹ | Meaning not known Presumably part of a power loom.
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| Laking¹ | Playing (with); amusing oneself with [OED]
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| Lamb¹ | Meaning not known Presumably part of a power loom.
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Lambs¹ |
| Lame_ducks¹ | Lame duck; one who cannot meet his financial engagements. (Stock Exchange Usage)
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Lame_duck¹ |
| lammas(1) | a festival to mark the wheat harvest
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| Lang syne |
Long since (Tyneside)
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| lang_syne¹ | lang_syne¹ : past times |
| lanthorn¹ | A transparent case, e.g. of glass, horn, talc, containing and protecting a light. [OED]
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| lard¹ | The internal fat of the abdomen of a swine, esp. when rendered and clarified, much used in cooking, and in pharmacy as the basis of unguent [OED]
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hog's_lard¹ |
| lauks¹ | Lawk-a-mercy= Lord have mercy!; [OED]
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lawk¹, lauk¹ |
| lave¹ | What is left over, the rest, the remainder, the others, of persons or things. [Dictionary of the Scots Language]
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| lawn¹ | A kind of fine linen used for the sleeves of a bishop. Hence, the dignity or office of a bishop [OED]
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| league(1) | 1 league = 3 miles (4.8 kilometers)
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| leagues(1) | 1 league = 3 miles (4.8 kilometers)
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| levers¹ | The levers used to control a steam locomotive, e.g. brake lever and reversing lever.
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| lever¹ | Lever the control lever on a steam locomotive, used to control the timing of the admission of steam into the locomotive's pistons. By controlling this timing, the amount of power delivered to the wheels is regulated, as is the direction that the wheels rotate, giving the lever the alternate name of the reversing lever. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Bar_(locomotive)]
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| lever¹ | A lever used to mechanically operate points or signals [i]. A mechanical lever frame is shown below
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| lighter¹ | Lighter: A boat used in loading or unloading ships and for transporting goods in harbour.
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lighters¹ |
