209 raisins in them, cups and saucers, &c., to be raffled for with UUy-bangers" and the stalls were thus named. M.A.C. Limb, or Lemb. There is a curious use of this word, thus, "My face is my best limb/' Also, a young brat, imp, hussy, or termagant. "She's a regular lemb. A she-devil. Lime-kill. Lime kiln. " Which is hateful to me as the reek of a lime-hill,^ ^ Shahpere in the Merry Wives of Windsor, Linsing, or Linching. A severe thrashing. Ling. Anything very tough is said to be " as tough as old ling.'^ Linhay. An outhouse, or shed, with a lean-to roof and an open front. Lintern. A lintel. Lipsy. A lisping. " He speaks all lipsy." Listin. The selvedge of cloth. Woven and used for hearthrugs, mats, &c. In Celtic Cornish lysten, sl towel, a napkin. Listing. Aching, throbbing with pain. Living stream. A course or stratum of stones im- pregnated with tin. Borlase. Loader. A double shaped apple. Lob. " A stone tied to the end of a fishing line, to keep it fast when thrown from the rock." c. o
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