Loz"en*gy (-n*j), a. [F. losangé. See Lozenge.] (Her.) Divided into
lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn
in the direction of the bend sinister.
Lu (l), n. & v. t. See Loo.
Lub"bard (?), n. [See Lubber.] A lubber. [Obs.] Swift.
Lub"bard, a. Lubberly.
Lub"ber (?), n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See Looby, Lob.] A heavy,
clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.
Lingering lubbers lose many a penny.
Tusser.
Land lubber, a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives
on land. -- Lubber grasshopper (Zoöl.), a large, stout, clumsy
grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna, from the Rocky Mountain plains,
and Romalea microptera, which is injurious to orange trees in Florida.
-- Lubber's hole (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the "top," next the
mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by
the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used
by lubbers. Totten. -- Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point
in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently
the course which the ship is steering.
Lub"ber*ly, a. Like a lubber; clumsy.
A great lubberly boy.
Shak.
Lub"ber*ly, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. Dryden.
{ Lu"bric (?), Lu"bric*al (?), } a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.] 1.
Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.]