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Guy
·vt To steady or guide with a guy. II. Guy ·noun A person of queer looks or dress. III. Guy ·vt To...

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Lazy
·superl Wicked; vicious. II. Lazy ·superl Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. I...

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guy
A dark lanthorn: an allusion to Guy Faux, the principal actor in the gunpowder plot. Stow the guy: c...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lazy
As lazy as Ludman's dog, who leaned against the wall to bark. As lazy as the tinker, who laid down h...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to lazy
To live idly; to be idle.--Todd. The hands and feet mutinied against the belly; they knew no reason...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
lazy
naught, bad. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
guy
A rope used to steady a weighty body from swinging against the ship's side while it is hoisting or l...

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belly-guy
A tackle applied half-way up sheers, or long spars that require support in the middle. Frequently ap...

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blubber-guy
A large rope stretched from the main to the fore mast head of whalers, to which the speck-falls are ...

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fore-guy
A rope to the swinging-boom of the lower studding-sail. ...

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lazy painter
A small temporary rope to hold a boat in fine weather. ...

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lazy man's load
Lazy people frequently take up more than they can safely carry, to save the trouble of coming a seco...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose