The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 340
y that is low in respect of neighbouring hills. Lubricitate, v. To smooth, to make slippery. Luck,*. Chance, accident, fortune, hap; fortune, good or bad. Lug, s. A land measure, a pole or perch; a worm found by digging inoozy sand, an excellent bait for flat fish ; the sail of a lugger. Lugger, s.… … The lugger is, I think, the most inconve-nient rig, especially for a yacht; the spars areso heavy that they require all hands to movethem. They generally have two sets of lugs—large ones, which require dipping everytime you tack; and small working lugs,which do not require dipping, the tack…
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