“The kye stood rowtin’ in the _loan_.” _Burns._ The Twa Dogs. “The lads an’ the lasses i’ t’ _lonning_ Wer’ pairin’ like sparrows i’ t’ spring.” _Anon._ Raffles Merry-Neet. Lock, C, a number or quantity. “A gay _lock_ o’ fwoke hed gedder’t up i’ time to gang tillt’ kurk, an’ away they struttit.” _Dickinson._ Lamplugh Club. Lofe, C, a chance of anything, an opportunity. “Yance I hed t’ _lofe_ an’ I’d luck to say no, an’ I niver hed t’ _lofe_ ageàn.“—Said by an elderly spinster. Lonter, C, lounge, or loiter. ”_Lonterin’_ fwoke’s ola’s lazy fwoke.”—Proverb. Loon, S, rogue. “I tint my curch an’ baith my shoon; Ah! Duncan, ye’re an unco _loon_.” Duncan Gray—Old Version. Loot, S, stoop. “He _lootit_ doon her lips to kiss, O kiss foreboding woe.” _C. K. Sharpe._ The Murder of Carlaverock. Lowe, S and C, a flame. “To touch the glass her hand hes touch’d It sets them in a _lowe_.” _Anderson._ The Thursby Witch. Lown, or Lownd, S and C, calm, still. “Your chamber’s very dark, fair maid, The nichte is wondrous _lown_.” Ballad—Sir Roland. Lowp, S and C, leap. “_Lowp_ off the steed, says false Sir John, Yere bridal bed ye see.” Ballad—May Colean. “My heart keeps such a rout, It _lowps_ an’ _lowps_ as if it wad _lowp_ out.” _Ewan Clark._ Costard’s Complaint. Lowpy-back, C, leap-frog. “Ye’ve been laikin at _lowpy-back_ o’ t’ rwoad heàm.” Part of a scolding. Lugs, S and C, ears. “I’ll lay my _lugs_ in Pindus’ spring, And invocate Apollo.” _Ramsay._ “Kursty, souple gammerstang, Ned Wilson brong his _lug_ a whang.” _Anderson._ The Worton Wedding. Lum, S, chimney. “Sic reek as is therein maun come out at the _lum’s_ top.” Proverb. Laigh, S, low. “She lookit hiche to the bodynge hill, An’ _laighe_ to the darklynge deane.” _Telfer._ The Gloamin’ Bucht. M. Maddle, or Maffle, C, to talk or act in a silly manner. “O, _mafflin_ Gwordie, t’ou’s been feulish lang.” _Graham._ Gwordie and Will. Maizelt, or Maiz’t, C, stupified. “We war fairly _maizel’t_ wi’ t’ cāld.” _Betty Yewdale._ T’ terrible Knitters i’ Dent.