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  • light
    1. v. [DJE idem; OED idem obs. →1596] (of day) to become light: 1918 Jus' as day light in de morning,
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  • ligdum vitae, ligdel vitae
    (Mayag.); liglum vitae (Inagua) n. the lignum vitae tree, Guiacurn officinale. = BUCKLY WHITEY, NIGLUM VITAE
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  • lift wing
    /lif wing/ v. phr. (of birds) to flap the wings to take off or, while flying, to raise the wings
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  • lift, lift up
      /lif op/ v.i. 1. [Car.] to get up and leave; to move on. (Black)   2. (of airplanes) to lake
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  • life-leaf
    [cf. LEAF-OF-LIFE ideM] n. a plant, Bryophyllum pinnatum: 1956 (Higgs 10). I boil the life-leaf. . . give him two draught
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  • lie
    [ cf. Gul. lie, Sra. lay tori tale, riddle (Dillard 1977:141; cf. also DJE nine-night lie idem and Réunion Cr.
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  • licorice weed, liquorice weed
     [DIE idem] n. a plant, Scoparia dulcis: 1889 (Gardner 396). (San Sal.)
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  • licorice vine, liquorice vine
    /likrish, likwish, likrid/ n. 1. [Car. idem DJE] a vine, Abrus precatorius, having red seeds with black spots. = BEAD VINE,
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  • lick-um-down
    [cf. LICK v. 1, UM] n. (in wrestling) throwing one's opponent or knocking him down by any means available: 1940
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  • lick spittle
    [ cf. 1811 DVT idem 'talebearer'] v. phr. to gossip: She always lickin' spittle (Inagua). (Black)
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