LEET-HEELED—A nimble runner.
LEET-FINGERED—A nimble thief. Yan can ply his feet, an’ tudder his nieves. They owt ta gang tagidder.
LEETEN—A sudden improvement in the condition of one who is dying; it’s nobbut a leeten.
LEEUM, LEEUMEN—A gurt idle leum, ’at is he, leeumen aboot, an’ liggen on t’ rooad side, er on t’ hay mew. These tweea’s aboot a chap ’at’s as idle as Ludlam dog, an’ it laid its heed again a wo’ ta bark. An idle leeum wadn’t turn ower when yah side ov his carcase was rusted, ta rust tudder, if anybody wad deea ’t for him. Ah’ll leave ye ta guess hoo idle that is, an’ say neea mair aboot it.
LET OOT—Ah war gaan by t’ gallawa tail when it let oot an’ catcht mi seck a whiddur fair at thick o’ t’ thee, as Ah’ll nut fergit.
LET ON, LET WIT—To give heed. Ah hard him, but Ah nivver let on. Take no notice. Thoo mun tak neea nooatice on him, co’in thi, niver let wit ’at thoo hears him; he means nowt bi’ ’t.
LET-DOON—A drink. I hev neea objection ta a let-doon, an’ Ah’s varra nar chowkt; bring us a lal drop i’ t’ liadin’ can.
LETTIN-DOON—A disadvantage. It’s a gurt lettin-doon ta fooak when they’re short o’ sowder. An’ some’ll say it’s a gurt lettin-doon when fooak ca’t ken what’s ther awn, frae that o’ somebody else.
LEAD ATWEEN—It means if ye’re leaden muck wi’ three nags an’ cars, yan’ll be at t’ midden fullen, yan at t’ field emptyen, and yan on t’ way owder gaan er comen back; him at leads atween hez t’ best job on ’t; he can ride yah way.
LEAF—T’ inside of a pig’s ribs; grand fer makkin same on.