lowse

[ adjective, adverb lohs; verb lohz ]

/ adjective, adverb loʊs; verb loʊz /

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adjective, adverb, verb lows·er, lows·est,lowsed, lows·ing.

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How to use lowse in a sentence

Lowse the cradle band,” cried the child, “and tent the neighbours, an' I'll work yere wark.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Man, there's no siller ye could pay wad mak' it worth our while to lowse ye.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
May the devil blaw me into the air, if I lowse a cannon this day!
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson
The pediculus and culex marinus the sea lowse and flie are also no strangeres.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne

Lowse the cradle band, quoth the elf, and tent the neighbours, an Ill work yer wark.
Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland|J. Maxwell Wood

British Dictionary definitions for lowse

lowse

/ (laʊz, laʊs) Scot /

adjective

loose

verb

(tr) to release; loose

(intr) to finish work

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

Word Origin for lowse

a Scot variant of loose

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