| 释义 |
lowder Sc. and north.|ˈludər|
Also looder.
[a. ON. lúðr (Norw. luder, lur).]
a. The stand or foundation on which a mill rests.
b. (Short for lowder-tree, which is also in use.) A wooden lever or handspoke used for lifting the millstones; any long, stout rough stick (Eng. Dial. Dict.).
a1585Montgomerie Flyting w. Polwart 98, I promise thee heere to thy chafts ill cheir, Except thou goe leir to licke at the lowder. a1706in J. Watson Collect. Scot. Poems i. 44 He..Ran to the Mill and fetcht the Lowder, Wherewith he hit her on the Shou'der. 1881Contemp. Rev. Aug. 190 The cure for this was to throw a fire-brand down the ‘lighting-hole’ in the ‘looder’. 1899J. Spence Shetland Folk-Lore 172 In a corner of the looder stood a toyeg..containing as much corn as would be a hurd o' burstin. 1910Old-Lore Misc. III. i. 9 The table or bin on which the quern stands is called lúðr in Edda and looder in Orkney. |