LEAP THE BOOK. A false marriage.
LEAST. Keep out of the way; hide; out of sight.
LEATHER. A pocket-book; portmonnaie. "The bloke lost his leather," the man lost his pocket-book.
LEERY. On guard; look out; wide awake.
LEFT-HANDED WIFE. A concubine. It was an ancient custom among the Germans for a man, if he married his concubine, to give her his left hand, instead of the right.
LEG. A gambler.
LEG IT. Run away; clear out.
LEG-BAIL AND LAND-SECURITY. Runaway.
LEGGED. Full-fettered; double-ironed.
LENTEN. Nothing to eat; starving.