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  • Lucayan, Lucayon
    /luwkáyan/ [from Lucayan lukku-cairi island people (Craton 1962:18); cf. Arawakan lóko person, acáera island, cay (Taylor 1977:20 and p.c.)] n. the Lucayan Indians,
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  • Lucaik Islands
    [probably from LUCAYA + -ic (cf. Icelandic) but cf. LUCAYONEQUE ] n., Obs. former name for the Bahamas: 1644 Lucaik Islands,
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  • lowness
    See THROW LOWNESS
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  • low 'fro
    [cf. LOW adj. 2; cf. US Black (A)fro a natural hair style ... long, wolly (Major)] n. a short Afro
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  • low bush land
    [cf. BUSH] n. scrubland. cf. HIGH BUSH (Gen.)
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  • low blood
    [by shortening] n. low blood pressure: Doctor say I have low blood (Nassau). cf. HIGH BLOOD (Gen.)
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  • lowance
    /láwans/ [OED idem, now dial.; the aphetic form of allowance] n. giving one's opponent another chance in playing marbles, ROUNDANCE, etc. (Gen.)
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  • low
    adj. 1. [cf. OED, abject, base] in the phrase you (stoopin') low to make known the good deeds done for another in
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  • loving bird
    n. the humming bird: 1918 Come a lovin' bird now, which you call hummin' bird (Parsons 112). = DOCTOR BIRD,
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  • love vine, love wine
    [Trin. idem (Winder p.c.); probably from its use in an infusion "against sex weakness" (Higgs 1978: 14), but cf. US
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