Part 6687

<cs><mcol><col>Chimney lug</col>, &or; <col>Lug pole</col></mcol>, <cd>a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<i>Whittier.</i>

<h1>Luggage</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"gage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From 4th <er>Lug</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.</def>

<blockquote>I am gathering up my <b>luggage</b>, and preparing for my journey. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>What do you mean, To dote thus on such <b>luggage</b>! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Plunder; baggage.</syn>

<cs><col>Luggage van</col>, <cd>a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Lugger</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Lugger</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"ger</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Indian falcon (<spn>Falco jugger</spn>), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.</def>

<h1>Lugmark</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"mark`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Lug</er> an ear.]</ety> <def>A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.</def>

<h1>Lugsail</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"sail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Lugubrious</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lu*gu"bri*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lugubris</ets>, fr. <ets>lugere</ets> to mourn; cf. Gr. <?/ sad, Skr. <ets>ruj</ets> to break.]</ety> <def>Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; <as>as, a whining tone and a <ex>lugubrious</ex> look</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other <b>lugubrious</b> emblems of mortality. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Lugworm</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lug"worm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>1st lug</ets> + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large marine annelid (<spn>Arenicola marina</spn>) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also <altname>lobworm</altname>, and <altname>baitworm</altname>.</def>

<h1>Luke</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Luke</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>lew</ets>, perh. influenced by AS. <ets>wl\'91c</ets> warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.]</ety> <def>Moderately warm; not hot; tepid.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Luke"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><-- = lukewarm. Why not synonymous? -->

<blockquote>Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water <b>luke</b>. <i>Dickens.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lukewarm</h1> <Xpage=874>