Logy

logy a heavy and dull in respect of motion. Anglo-Saxon _liggan_, Dutch _logge_, a sluggard. In the United States the word is applied to men or animals, as a _logy_ preacher or a _logy_ horse. In Newfoundland, in like manner, they will speak of a _logy_ vessel, a slow sailer, and in addition, when f...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/48594
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Summary:logy a heavy and dull in respect of motion. Anglo-Saxon _liggan_, Dutch _logge_, a sluggard. In the United States the word is applied to men or animals, as a _logy_ preacher or a _logy_ horse. In Newfoundland, in like manner, they will speak of a _logy_ vessel, a slow sailer, and in addition, when from want of wind a boat or vessel cannot get ahead or can only proceed slowly, they will speak of having a _logy_ time. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I loggy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 29 Jul 2015