Lolloper. A lazy lout (S.).—N. & S.W.

Lollup. (1) To loll out. 'Look at he, wi' he's tongue a lolluping out o' he's mouth, vor aal the world like a dog!'—N.W. (2) To loll about, to idle about. 'What be a-lollupin' about like that vor?'—N. & S.W.

*Long Eliza. A kind of long blue earthen jar, formerly often seen in cottages.—N.W. (Berks bord.)

'The high black chimney-shelf was covered with crockery of a low type of beauty; pink and yellow china dogs shared their elevated station with "long Elizas" and squat female figures.'—Dark, ch. i.

Longful. Tedious (A.B.S.).—N. & S.W.

Long purples. Lythrum Salicaria, L., Purple Loosestrife. Rarely used. Tennyson's 'long purples of the dale' have been identified by himself as Vicia Cracca; Shakespeare's are either Orchis mascula, or Arum maculatum, while Clare applies the name to Lythrum.

Long-winded. 'A long-winded man' always means one who is very slow to pay his debts.—N.W.

Long wood. The long branches which are bent down and used to weave in and bind a hedge when it is being laid.—N.W.

Lope along. To run as a hare does.—S.W.