lig

British

/ lɪɡ /

noun

(esp in the entertainment industry and the media) a function at which free entertainment and refreshments are available

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verb

(intr) to attend such a function in order to take advantage of free entertainment and refreshments; freeload

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of lig

C20: origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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lig

"Well, let's lig away, an' get hooam as fast as we can, for thi hont'll mak a noise aw'll bet, soa we mud as weel get it ovver as sooin as possible."

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley

There’s not another hoile to lig down in i’ th’ hahse!’

From Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wern't it gooid to lig theer to be faand?

From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman

Mun we say, wisht! and lig us down and dee?

From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

Sure, do ye be thinkin' there moight be another of the same waitin' till grab me by the lig?

From Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie by Louis Arundel

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