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loch, lochan, loch-liver, loch-lubbertie, loch-lubberton, logh, louch, louchan, lough, loughan,
loch [lɔx, S. lʌux]
n. A lake. A fjord or arm of the sea.
dim. lochan [ˈlɔxən, S. ˈlʌuxə] A small lake.
n. A lake. A fjord or arm of the sea.
dim. lochan [ˈlɔxən, S. ˈlʌuxə] A small lake.
Compounds and phrases etc.
loch-liver [MN. ˈlɔx-ˈlɪvər], loch-lubbertie [-ˈlʌbərtɪ], loch-lubberton [-ˈlʌbərtən]: A jellyfish.
L$gelly, Lochgellie, Lochgelly,
Lochgelly [lɔxˈgɛle]
n. Leather strap previously used by teachers to punish pupils for speaking Scots and so forth. Named after Lochgelly.
n. Leather strap previously used by teachers to punish pupils for speaking Scots and so forth. Named after Lochgelly.
Lochineuch,
Lochineuch [ˈlɔxɪnˈ(j)u(x)]
pn. Lochwinnoch (Renfrewshire).
pn. Lochwinnoch (Renfrewshire).
Lochinisland, Lochinislann,
Lochinisland [ˈlɔxɪnəiˈlən(d)]
pn. Loughinisland (County Down).
pn. Loughinisland (County Down).
Lochlea, Lochlie,
Lochlea [ˈlɔxli]
pn. Lochlea (Ayrshire).
pn. Lochlea (Ayrshire).
Lochmaiben, Lochmauben, Lochmawben,
Lochmauben [lɔxˈmɑːbən]
pn. Lochmaben (Dumfries and Galloway).
pn. Lochmaben (Dumfries and Galloway).
Loch_Lomon,
Loch Lomon [lɔx ˈlomənS. lʌux-]
pn. Loch Lomond.
pn. Loch Lomond.
From Gaelic Loch Laomainn.
Loch_Ow, Loch_Owe, Lochow, Lochowe,
Loch Owe [lɔxˈʌu]
pn. Loch Awe (Argyll and Bute).
pn. Loch Awe (Argyll and Bute).
loack, loacked, loak, loaked, lock, locked, locked, lockit, lockit, lokk, luck, luckan, lucken, lukkin,
lock [lɔk]
n. The lock of a door etc.
v. To lock with a key etc.
pt. pp. lockit
n. The lock of a door etc.
v. To lock with a key etc.
pt. pp. lockit
lucken [ˈlʌkən]
adj. Locked, fastened by lock and key. Something drawn together, contracted, close-joined such as knit or close-set brows, contracted as in a frown. Of a fish: cut open and cleaned but not split down to the tail. Of the fingers or toes: joined together by a membrane, webbed, close-fisted, stingy.
n. A half-split haddock for drying or smoking.
v. To contract or knit the brows, to cause to frown. Of vegetation which forms a bud or head: to grow compact or firm, to cause to swell or thrive. Also back-formation luck to lock.
adj. Locked, fastened by lock and key. Something drawn together, contracted, close-joined such as knit or close-set brows, contracted as in a frown. Of a fish: cut open and cleaned but not split down to the tail. Of the fingers or toes: joined together by a membrane, webbed, close-fisted, stingy.
n. A half-split haddock for drying or smoking.
v. To contract or knit the brows, to cause to frown. Of vegetation which forms a bud or head: to grow compact or firm, to cause to swell or thrive. Also back-formation luck to lock.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hingin lock: U. A padlock.
locker: A small compartment in the end of a chest.
locker: A small compartment in the end of a chest.
loak, lock, locket, lockit, lokk, luck, luckit, lukk, lukks,
lock [I.Sh. lɔk, lʌk]
v. To allure, entice. With aboot: To cajole, coax. To fondle, pet, make a fuss of.
pt. pp. lockit.
v. To allure, entice. With aboot: To cajole, coax. To fondle, pet, make a fuss of.
pt. pp. lockit.