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lackage

lackage noun: lack; absence or deficiency.

Noun

lackage

  1. (archaic) lack; absence or deficiency
    • The parish of Donaghmoyne West has two extensive, and three lesser lakes: except to the westward of this parish, there is a lackage of bog; it has no town or village, but the demesnes of Longfield, Rahens, and Vicarsdale […]1801, Sir Charles Coote, Statistical Survey of the County of Monaghan
    • He accordingly spoke with our host, told him of our lackage of cash, and settled all by giving an order on our agent, M'Donald, of Pall Mall, for the amount of our bill.1847, William Grattan, Adventures of the Connaught Rangers: From 1808 to 1814

Origin of lackage

lack + -age

Questions about lackage

What does lackage mean?
Lackage means lack; absence or deficiency.
What part of speech is lackage?
Lackage is a noun.

Words near lackage in the dictionary

  1. lackadaisicality
  2. lackadaisically
  3. lackadaisicalness
  4. lackadaisy
  5. lackaday
  6. lackage
  7. lackall
  8. lackalls
  9. Lackard
  10. Lackawanna
  11. Lackawanna County

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