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<p><b>9.</b> <def>Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; <as>as, to be <ex>lost</ex> in thought</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Lost motion</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>the difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of parts or looseness of joints.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Lot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hlot</ets>; akin to <ets>hle\'a2tan</ets> to cast lots, OS. <ets>hl<?/t</ets> lot, D. <ets>lot</ets>, G. <ets>loos</ets>, OHG. <ets>l<?/z</ets>, Icel. <ets>hlutr</ets>, Sw. <ets>lott</ets>, Dan. <ets>lod</ets>, Goth. <ets>hlauts</ets>. Cf. <er>Allot</er>, <er>Lotto</er>, <er>Lottery</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.</def>

<blockquote>But save my life, which <b>lot</b> before your foot doth lay. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; <as>as, to cast or draw <ex>lots</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>lot</b> is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. <i>Prov. xvi. 33.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>If we draw <b>lots</b>, he speeds. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.</def>

<blockquote>O visions ill foreseen! Each day's <b>lot's</b> Enough to bear. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He was but born to try The <b>lot</b> of man -- to suffer and to die. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; <as>as, a <ex>lot</ex> of stationery</as>; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; <as>as, a sorry <ex>lot</ex>; a bad <ex>lot</ex>.</as></def>

<blockquote>I, this winter, met with a very large <b>lot</b> of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. <i>Walpole.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; <as>as, a building <ex>lot</ex> in a city</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The defendants leased a house and <b>lot</b> in the city of New York. <i>Kent.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>A large quantity or number; a great deal; <as>as, to spend a <ex>lot</ex> of money; <ex>lots</ex> of people think so.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a <b>lot</b> of business. <i>W. Black.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>A prize in a lottery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<cs><col>To cast in one's lot with</col>, <cd>to share the fortunes of.</cd> -- <col>To cast lots</col>, <cd>to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined.</cd> -- <col>To draw lots</col>, <cd>to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer.</cd> -- <col>To pay scot and lot</col>, <cd>to pay taxes according to one's ability. See <er>Scot</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lot</h1> <Xpage=870>

<hw>Lot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lotted</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lotting</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To allot; to sort; to portion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<cs><mcol><col>To lot on</col> &or; <col>upon</col></mcol>, <cd>to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark></cd></cs>

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<hw>Lote</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lotus</ets>, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Lotus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large tree (<spn>Celtis australis</spn>), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also <altname>nettle tree</altname>.</def>

<i>Eng. Cyc.</i>

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