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 62 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Leal, adj, loyal ;. true ; faithful. Leap the bullock, a boys' game. Same as Leap-frog. Leasing, sh, a twisted thread of cotton or flax used for tying the ' cuts ' of linen yam. Leasing^ v. putting in order or disentangling anything, such as thread, that has been tossed or tangled. Leather winged bat, a bat. Leave over ! v. stop ! desist ! Lees. ' I hav'n't got the lees of you/ t. e. I don't comprehend you. Lemon sole, sh, the lemon dab, Platena microcephala. Lend, sh, a loan. * Give me the lend of it/ Lerk, Luirk, sh. a wrinkle or fold. ' The child*8 that fat I can't get dryin' all his Urha,^ Lerked, adj, wrinkled. ' The uppers of your boots is all lerked,* Let, V, to hinder ', to interfere with. A boy's term in ball-playing, &c. ' Don't let the game.' Let alone, besides. ' I fell in and got hurt, let aloiw bein' all wet.' Let on, to show knowledge of a thing. * I never let on I seen him.' Libel, sh. a label. Libbock, sh, a small, loose piece of something. Lick, (l) sh. a blow. (2) V. to beat. Licking, sh, a beating. Lieve, lief. Lift, (1) sh. the bend in the shaft or blade of a spade. * I would like a spade with more li/tf' i. e. with the shaft more bent. (2) V. to collect, as tickets, subscriptions, &c. (3) V. * Lift it and lay it like the lu^ of a laverock : ' applied when persons make frequent changes, such as moving things about from one place to another. (4) * Come here to I lift you : ' said in derision or in ftin to a person who has fallen down. (5) V. to start a funeral. * What time do they lift f ' Lift yer han', v. to strike. * Wud ye lift yer haii* to a woman 1 ' Lig, V. to lie : a boy's term in playing marbles. * Let him lig,* i. e. let his marble lie. Light, adj. * Old lighty * new lights* the terms for two sects of Presbyterians. The former subscribe the Westminster Confession, the latter are principally Unitarians.
 * Don't let on,* i. e. don't tell.