Lap, liquor, drink. Lap is the term invariably used in the ballet girls’ dressing-room for gin.
Lap, one circuit of a pedestrian enclosure. In running a race of any distance one man is said to LAP another when he is one entire circuit in front.
Lap. Lap the gutter, to get beastly and helplessly drunk. Lap means to drink. Lap the gatter, to drink up the beer; a “rare LAPPER,” a hard drinker.
Lark, a frolic, a joke; “let’s have a jolly good LARK,” let us have a piece of fun.—Anglo-Saxon, LAC, sport; but more probably from the nautical term SKYLARKING, i.e., mounting to the highest yards and sliding down the ropes for amusement, which is allowed on certain occasions.
Lark, to sport boisterously, to show a disposition for “going on the spree.”
Larrence, an imaginary being, supposed by the Scottish peasantry to have power over indolent persons. Hence laziness is often called LARRENCE.
Larrup, to beat or thrash.
Larruping, a good beating or hiding.—Irish.
Lashins, large quantities; as, “LASHINS of whisky.” An Irishism in common use.