Lob. Of leaves, to droop limply, as cabbages do before rain.—N. & S.W.
Lock. 'A lock of hay,' a small quantity of hay (A.B.).—N.W.
Locks-and-Keys. Dielytra spectabilis, D.C. The usual cottagers' name for it in Somerset.—S.W. (Som. bord.).
Locky. Of hay which has not been properly shaken about, stuck together in locks as it was cut.—N.W.
Lodged. Of wheat, laid or beaten down by wind or rain (D.).—N. & S.W. Also Ledged (Wilts Arch. Mag. vol. xxii. p. 112).
Log. See Lug (1).
Loggered. A boy who is at plough all day often gets so loggered, or weighed down with loggers, all the time, that he comes home at night quite exhausted.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Loggers. Lumps of dirt on a ploughboy's feet.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) In Glouc. a 'logger' is a small log attached to a horse's foot, to prevent straying.
Loggerums. (1) Centaurea nigra, L., Black Knapweed.—N.W. *(2) 'Scabious' (Village Miners).
Loiter. See Laiter.