lowse

American  

[lohs, lohz] / loʊs, loʊz /

adjective

lowser, lowsest, lowsed, lowsing

1. loose.

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lowse British  

/ laʊz, laʊs /

adjective

1. loose

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verb

1. (tr) to release; loose

2. (intr) to finish work

3. the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time

Etymology

Origin of lowse

a Scot variant of _loose

Example Sentences

Thus go the cries where they do house them, First they come to the grate, and then they go lowse them.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles

It juist mindit me o' the picture, in oor big Bible, o' Jerusalem when the fowk cam' back frae Babylon till't—it was juist a' lyin' a cairn o' lowse steens an' half bricks.

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.

Doed had niver heerd sike-like afore; 'twere as though all t' devils i' hell had gotten lowse an' were yammerin' through t' sky wi' a strang wind drivin' 'em forrard.

From More Tales of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William

"They hae somewhat better sense than to break lowse this nicht," said Sandy, grimly smiling.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

“Folks gether in fra far an’ near,    When it is Feffee Day, An’ think they hev another lowse,    Wi’ t’little bit o’ pay. p.

From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End