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LAG . to transport for seven years or upwards.
LAG . a convict under sentence of transportation.
LAG . to make water. To lag spirits, wine, etc., is to adulterate them with water.
LAG SHIP . a transport chartered by Government for the conveyance of convicts to New South Wales; also, a hulk, or floating prison, in which, to the disgrace of humanity, many hundreds of these unhappy persons are confined, and suffer every complication of human misery.
LAGGER . a sailor.
LAGGING MATTER . any species of crime for which a person is liable on conviction to be transported.
LAGGING-DUES . speaking of a person likely to be transported, they say lagging dues will be concerned.
LAMPS . the eyes; to have queer lamps, is to have sore or weak eyes.
LARK . fun or sport of any kind, to create which is termed knocking up a lark.
LAWN . a white cambric handkerchief.
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