liggern.¹

Brit.

/ˈlɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈlɪɡər/

Etymology: < lig, northern variant lie v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare ledger n., which is a doublet of this word, and occurs in several of its senses.

dialect.

1. A coverlet.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover

coverture?c1225

chalon1301

coverlet1382

coverlida1400

quiltpointc1400

pane1405

counterpointa1475

liggera1483

happing1503

counterpane1626

palampore1676

spread1750

duvet1759

mata1894

suggan1907

eiderdown1950

a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 85 Hangers, liggers, and all that is the Kinge's stuffe.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Ligger, a coverlet for a bed. Linc.

a. †A scaffolding-timber; = ledger n. 2 (obsolete). Also, see quot. 1895.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > scaffolding > [noun] > part of > pole > horizontal

ligger1500

overligger1511

overlier1554

ledger1571

putlog1645

1500–18 Extracts Bk. Building Louth Steeple (modernized text) in Archaeologia (1792) 10 83 For middle scaffolds two pieces going through, 16d, eight smaller liggers 4d.

1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia Ligger, a pole nailed horizontally from stud to stud to support the splints before receiving a coat of clay or loam.

b. (See quots.) dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > hedging > [noun] > material for pleaching

yedder1512

eddering?1523

edder1573

pleach1670

ligger1828

pleacher1882

top-binder1883

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Ligger.., a branch cut or laid down horizontally in a hedge.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 51 Ligger.., a branch of thorn or other tree cut half through and laid along the top of a plashed hedge.

1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 92 Liggers, long branches which a diker cuts partly through and ligs down to form a dike.

c. = ledger n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > rod for fastening down thatch

spelk1563

springle1657

thatching-rod1703

spar1746

spear1837

spick1890

thatch-rod1903

ledger1916

ligger1953

1953 J. Arnold Countryman's Workshop 160 Liggers, hazel strips which hold down thatch.

1965 J. G. Jenkins Trad. Country Craftsmen ii. 36 The method of making liggers is somewhat similar to that of spar making but the ends are bevelled for neat joining rather than pointed.

1966 Punch 10 Aug. facing p. 216 (advt.) The ridge..is thickly capped with sedge grass..and is gaily embellished with diamond and herring-bone patterns of ‘liggers’.

1971 Country Life 18 Nov. 1403/3 The finish [of a thatch] that is visible consists of cleft hazel rods called liggers about four feet long neatly secured by spars, which gives a tidy and attractive appearance.

†3. The nether millstone. (Cf. ledger n. 4.)

ΚΠ

1781 Pegge in Archaeologia (1785) 7 20 The stones which composed these primitive..mills..were two; an upper stone or runner, and a nether, called in Derbyshire a ligger.

4. (See quots.)

ΚΠ

a1852 W. T. Spurdens Forby's Vocab. E. Anglia (1858) III. 29 Ligger, an extemporaneous bridge over a ‘mash-deek’ [marsh-dike] usually formed of an aldern pole lain over it.

1865 W. White Eastern Eng. I. 162 Ligger or, in native pronunciation, Ligga, is the plank across a ditch or drain.

1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 67 We crossed a ‘ligger’, or plank bridge, over a little beck.

5. Angling. A line with a float and bait which is left in the water, used chiefly in pike-fishing in the Norfolk Broads. (Cf. ledger n. 5.)

ΚΠ

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830)

1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads 130 You will see numerous bundles of reeds, each the size of a rolling-pin... These are the Broadman's ‘liggers’, or trimmers, which he sets for pike all over the Broad. The line is rolled round the ligger with a foot or two free, and the double hook is baited with a roach.

in combination.1895 P. H. Emerson Birds, Beasts, & Fishes Norfolk Broadland 317 Liggermen detest them [grebes]; for they will clear their liggers of fish.

6. Worsted Manufacture. One who puts the material on to a carding machine. Also ligger on ( Eng. Dial. Dict.).

ΚΠ

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 107 Bobbin Ligger.

1899 Daily News 12 Jan. 2/1.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

liggern.²

Brit.

/ˈlɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈlɪɡər/

Etymology: < lig v. + -er suffix¹.

slang.

One who gatecrashes parties, a ‘free-loader’.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [noun] > uninvited

umbra1696

crasher1924

gatecrasher1927

ligger1977

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer > parasite

clienta1393

lick-dishc1440

maunche present1440

scambler?a1513

smell-feast1519

parasite1539

hanger-on1549

parasitaster1552

waiter at the table1552

lick-trencher1571

hang-by1579

shadow1579

trencher-fly1590

trencher-friend1590

fawnguest1592

pot-hunter1592

lick-spigot1599

trencherman1599

shark1600

tub-hunter1600

zany1601

lick-box1611

by-hangera1626

cosherer1634

shirk1639

panlicker1641

clientelary1655

tantony1659

led friend1672

sponger1677

fetcher and carrier1751

myrmidon1800

trencher-licker1814

onhanger1821

tag-tail1835

sponge1838

lick-ladle1849

lick-platter1853

sucker1856

freeloader1933

bludger1938

ligger1977

joyrider1990

1977 New Wave Mag. No. 7. 3 Us: Who actually writes the numbers—you and Billy? (Scuffles from liggers...) TJ: Ignore them—they're just journalists!

1982 Soundmaker 4 Dec. The usual droves of music biz liggers.

1985 Observer 14 Apr. 16/9 I went to a party on Wednesday that was a liggers' dream.

1985 Legal Times 29 July 7/4 British reporters compiled lists for ‘liggers’..showing how one could eat and drink all day and most of the night at various breakfasts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ligger
释义	liggern.¹ Brit. /ˈlɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈlɪɡər/ Etymology: < lig, northern variant lie v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare ledger n., which is a doublet of this word, and occurs in several of its senses. dialect. 1. A coverlet. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover coverture?c1225 chalon1301 coverlet1382 coverlida1400 quiltpointc1400 pane1405 counterpointa1475 liggera1483 happing1503 counterpane1626 palampore1676 spread1750 duvet1759 mata1894 suggan1907 eiderdown1950 a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 85 Hangers, liggers, and all that is the Kinge's stuffe. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Ligger, a coverlet for a bed. Linc. 2. a. †A scaffolding-timber; = ledger n. 2 (obsolete). Also, see quot. 1895. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > scaffolding > [noun] > part of > pole > horizontal ligger1500 overligger1511 overlier1554 ledger1571 putlog1645 1500–18 Extracts Bk. Building Louth Steeple (modernized text) in Archaeologia (1792) 10 83 For middle scaffolds two pieces going through, 16d, eight smaller liggers 4d. 1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia Ligger, a pole nailed horizontally from stud to stud to support the splints before receiving a coat of clay or loam. b. (See quots.) dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > hedging > [noun] > material for pleaching yedder1512 eddering?1523 edder1573 pleach1670 ligger1828 pleacher1882 top-binder1883 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Ligger.., a branch cut or laid down horizontally in a hedge. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 51 Ligger.., a branch of thorn or other tree cut half through and laid along the top of a plashed hedge. 1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 92 Liggers, long branches which a diker cuts partly through and ligs down to form a dike. c. = ledger n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > rod for fastening down thatch spelk1563 springle1657 thatching-rod1703 spar1746 spear1837 spick1890 thatch-rod1903 ledger1916 ligger1953 1953 J. Arnold Countryman's Workshop 160 Liggers, hazel strips which hold down thatch. 1965 J. G. Jenkins Trad. Country Craftsmen ii. 36 The method of making liggers is somewhat similar to that of spar making but the ends are bevelled for neat joining rather than pointed. 1966 Punch 10 Aug. facing p. 216 (advt.) The ridge..is thickly capped with sedge grass..and is gaily embellished with diamond and herring-bone patterns of ‘liggers’. 1971 Country Life 18 Nov. 1403/3 The finish [of a thatch] that is visible consists of cleft hazel rods called liggers about four feet long neatly secured by spars, which gives a tidy and attractive appearance. †3. The nether millstone. (Cf. ledger n. 4.) ΚΠ 1781 Pegge in Archaeologia (1785) 7 20 The stones which composed these primitive..mills..were two; an upper stone or runner, and a nether, called in Derbyshire a ligger. 4. (See quots.) ΚΠ a1852 W. T. Spurdens Forby's Vocab. E. Anglia (1858) III. 29 Ligger, an extemporaneous bridge over a ‘mash-deek’ [marsh-dike] usually formed of an aldern pole lain over it. 1865 W. White Eastern Eng. I. 162 Ligger or, in native pronunciation, Ligga, is the plank across a ditch or drain. 1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 67 We crossed a ‘ligger’, or plank bridge, over a little beck. 5. Angling. A line with a float and bait which is left in the water, used chiefly in pike-fishing in the Norfolk Broads. (Cf. ledger n. 5.) ΚΠ a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads 130 You will see numerous bundles of reeds, each the size of a rolling-pin... These are the Broadman's ‘liggers’, or trimmers, which he sets for pike all over the Broad. The line is rolled round the ligger with a foot or two free, and the double hook is baited with a roach. in combination.1895 P. H. Emerson Birds, Beasts, & Fishes Norfolk Broadland 317 Liggermen detest them [grebes]; for they will clear their liggers of fish. 6. Worsted Manufacture. One who puts the material on to a carding machine. Also ligger on ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΚΠ ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 107 Bobbin Ligger. 1899 Daily News 12 Jan. 2/1. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). liggern.² Brit. /ˈlɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈlɪɡər/ Etymology: < lig v. + -er suffix¹. slang. One who gatecrashes parties, a ‘free-loader’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [noun] > uninvited umbra1696 crasher1924 gatecrasher1927 ligger1977 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer > parasite clienta1393 lick-dishc1440 maunche present1440 scambler?a1513 smell-feast1519 parasite1539 hanger-on1549 parasitaster1552 waiter at the table1552 lick-trencher1571 hang-by1579 shadow1579 trencher-fly1590 trencher-friend1590 fawnguest1592 pot-hunter1592 lick-spigot1599 trencherman1599 shark1600 tub-hunter1600 zany1601 lick-box1611 by-hangera1626 cosherer1634 shirk1639 panlicker1641 clientelary1655 tantony1659 led friend1672 sponger1677 fetcher and carrier1751 myrmidon1800 trencher-licker1814 onhanger1821 tag-tail1835 sponge1838 lick-ladle1849 lick-platter1853 sucker1856 freeloader1933 bludger1938 ligger1977 joyrider1990 1977 New Wave Mag. No. 7. 3 Us: Who actually writes the numbers—you and Billy? (Scuffles from liggers...) TJ: Ignore them—they're just journalists! 1982 Soundmaker 4 Dec. The usual droves of music biz liggers. 1985 Observer 14 Apr. 16/9 I went to a party on Wednesday that was a liggers' dream. 1985 Legal Times 29 July 7/4 British reporters compiled lists for ‘liggers’..showing how one could eat and drink all day and most of the night at various breakfasts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). liggerv. Brit. /ˈlɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈlɪɡər/ Etymology: < ligger n.¹ Compare ledger v. intransitive. To fish with a ‘ligger’. ΚΠ 1834 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 23 Our supreme sport, liggering for pike. Derivatives ˈliggering n. ΚΠ 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads 130 The liggering on Rockland, therefore, does not interfere with the pike-fishing in the river. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1483n.²1977v.1834
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