to laze

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

To live idly; to be idle.--Todd.


The hands and feet mutinied against the belly; they knew no reason why the one should be lazing, and pampering itself with the fruit of the others' labor.--L'Estrange.

Dr. Webster calls this a vulgar word. It is common in the familiar language of New England.

I have work on hand that must be done. What do you do lazing about here like a mud turtle nine days after it is killed?--Margaret, p. 30.

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