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<hw>Log"-ship</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A part of the log. See <er>Log-chip</er>, and 2d <er>Log</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def>

<h1>Logwood</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Log"wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So called from being imported in <ets>logs</ets>.]</ety> <def>The heartwood of a tree (<spn>H\'91matoxylon Campechianum</spn>), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called <i>h\'91matoxylin</i>, and is used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Also called <altname>Campeachy wood</altname>, and <altname>bloodwood</altname>.</def>

<h1>-logy</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>-lo*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ word, discourse, fr. <?/ to speak. See <er>Logic</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting a <i>discourse</i>, <i>treatise</i>, <i>doctrine</i>, <i>theory</i>, <i>science</i>; <as>as, theo<ex>logy</ex>, geo<ex>logy</ex>, bio<ex>logy</ex>, minera<ex>logy</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Logy</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Lo"gy</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From D. <ets>log</ets>.]</ety> <def>Heavy or dull in respect to motion or thought; <as>as, a <ex>logy</ex> horse</as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<blockquote>Porcupines are . . . <b>logy</b>, sluggish creatures. <i>C. H. Merriam.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lohock</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Lo"hock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Loch</er>, a medicine.</def>

<h1>Loimic</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Loi"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ plague.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.</def>

<h1>Loin</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Loin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>loine</ets>, OF. <ets>logne</ets>, F. <ets>longe</ets>, from (assumed) LL. <ets>lumbea</ets>, L. <ets>lumbus</ets> join. Cf. <er>Lends</er>, <er>Lumbar</er>, <er>Nombles</er>.]</ety> <def>That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Beef</er>.</def>

<h1>Loir</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Loir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>glis</ets>, <ets>gliris</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large European dormouse (<spn>Myoxus glis</spn>).</def>

<h1>Loiter</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Loi"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Loitered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Loitering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[D. <ets>leuteren</ets> to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. <ets>lottern</ets> to be louse, <ets>lotter</ets> louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. <ets>lotar</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.</def>

<blockquote>Sir John, you <b>loiter</b> here too long. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>If we have <b>loitered</b>, let us quicken our pace. <i>Rogers.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To wander as an idle vagrant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.</syn>

<h1>Loiterer</h1> <Xpage=866>

<hw>Loi"ter*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who loiters; an idler.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An idle vagrant; a tramp.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Sanderson.</i>

<h1>Loiteringly</h1> <Xpage=866>