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lugdor

lugdor noun: the woodlouse.

lugdor: the woodlouse
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Noun

lugdor (plural lugdors)

  1. (UK, archaic, regional) the woodlouse
    • Comparing the terms lok-dore and loc-chester, it is evident that the first portion of the word is an independent element, lok; and this is still further confirmed by another synonyme^([sic]) for the wood-louse recorded by Halliwell with no indication of time or locality, viz. lug-dor.1860, Ernest Adams, “On the names of the wood-louse”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, page 9
    • In former times it was known as “Lugdor” and “Socchetre ;” and in common with the hoglouse it is familiar to rustics as “Churchlouse,” “Carpenter,” “Chinch,” or “Cheslip.”1899, W.T. Fernie, Animal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure, “Woodlouse”, page 524
    Synonyms:
    woodlouse

Synonyms of lugdor

Forms of lugdor

plurallugdors

Origin of lugdor

Apparently derived from lock and door (compare lockchester) or perhaps dor (“dung beetle”). Attested from the 15th century.

Questions about lugdor

What does lugdor mean?
Lugdor means the woodlouse.
What part of speech is lugdor?
Lugdor is a noun.
What is the plural of lugdor?
The plural of lugdor is lugdors.

Words near lugdor in the dictionary

  1. Lugarno
  2. Lugars
  3. Lugbara
  4. lugda
  5. lugdas
  6. lugdor
  7. lugdors
  8. luge
  9. luge sled
  10. luge sleds
  11. luge-ing

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