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▪ I. lingy, a.1|ˈlɪŋɪ| [f. ling n.2 + -y1.] Abounding in or covered with ling or heather.
1649W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. (1653) 133 A Lingy Heath or Common. 1708T. Ward Eng. Ref. iv. (1710) 103 margin, His Cell was upon a Lingy Moor, about two miles from Mulgrave Castle. 1845Watson in Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VI. i. 79 Heath land, or, what is generally termed in the North of England ‘lingy land’. 1884Kendal Mercury & Times 26 Sept. 2/6 Three beautiful meadow fields, which were a great contrast to the surrounding lingy land. ▪ II. lingy, a.2 dial.|ˈlɪndʒɪ| In 7 lingey. [a. OF. ligne, linge thin, supple.] Limber; supple.
1674–91Ray N.C. Words 44 Lingey; Limber. 1850in Ogilvie. [Common in mod. dialects: see Eng. Dial. Dict.] |