Lounder
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A heavy blow Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal
"Deed, my bonny lass, I'll hae a kiss for a' my trouble at least,' and he caught her by the waist ; but she geed him sic a lounder o' the side o' the heed, that she garr'd him reel again"
Verb
- 1 To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal
""But Father," said Jenny, "if they come to lounder ilk ither as they did last time, suld na I cry on you?”"
Example
More examples""But Father," said Jenny, "if they come to lounder ilk ither as they did last time, suld na I cry on you?”"
Etymology
From Scots.
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