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

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lowse lowsed

As sune as ever ye spy her lowse i' the yard be aff wi' ye to Willie Macwha.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

And whatsoever ye lowse on earth, shall be lowsed in heaven.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

"An' I'm no to lowse sicht o' ye till ye hae put in yer appearance," he added; "sae gien ye dinna come peaceable, I maun gar ye."

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

"Haste ye away!" cried she, "lest the soldiers break lowse and come and find ye here!"

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)

"My lord, she begs some o' your bread,165 Bot and a cup o' your best wine, And bids you mind the lady's love That ance did lowse ye out o' pyne."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

When we got to Drumquhat," continued Alec, "it was gey far on in the efternune, an' the minister an' my mither lowsed the powny an' stabled it afore gaun ben.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

If the man be dead, she is lowsed from the law of the man.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Art thou lowsed from a wife? seek not a wife.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Then said Agrippa unto Festus: This man might have been lowsed if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be lowsed.

From The first New Testament printed in English by