LOHOCK
Lo"hock, n. (Med.)
Defn: See Loch, a medicine.
LOIMIC
Loi"mic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.
LOIN Loin, n. Etym: [OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed) LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. Lends, Lumbar, Nombles.]
Defn: That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins. See Illust. of Beef.
LOIR
Loir, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. glis, gliris.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large European dormouse (Myoxus glis).
LOITER
Loi"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering.]
Etym: [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be
louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.]
1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. Sir John, you loiter here too long. Shak. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers.