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What was Lousing?

joddington | 16:06 Wed 05th Sep 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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What was lousing?

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depending on the context, either removinging lice or making a mess of something

quinie

In parts of Scotland it can mean finishing work for the day

why's that quinie?

dotty.

i think a white powder was chucked over a person to get rid of body lice, might have been lime but not sure.

I agree with Quinie. Yoking (putting on the harness) was start of work in the morning and lousing (taking the harness off) at the end of the day's work.

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Isn't removing lice delousing?, rather than lousing?

according to my dictionary Quinie's definition is spelled LOWSE.

wardlaw

quinie is absolutely right. In Glasgow you would hear "that's me loused for the day" when the final day's task was completed.

I think delousing is a more recent term,but happy to be corrected.

wardlaw

HowardK is also correct. It is spelt with a 'w' and finishing work is known as lowsin' time.

Wharton

It can be spelled louse or lowse meaning free

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Source?

This confirms what wardlaw has said:
http://www.collinsdic.../english/lowsing-time

When I was a lad, in West Yorkshire, 'loosing time' was used to denote when people exited from a building, such as cinema, school, factory. In other words, they were all 'loosed' or freed or released.

wardlaw

My Collins gem Scots Dictionary only has it with a 'w'.

Wharton

H/K
The Scots Dialect Dictionary
Alexander Warrack

quinie

Hi,humbersloop,sorry for the delay(phone call).In one of my Scots dictionaries louse,v-to look for lice;to take lice from the person or clothesIt can also mean to stop work for the day as explained by Euphemia.
In another dictionary lowse,louse v-detach,knock off,let go etc
As you say it depends on the context.Lousin' time in the Doric -end of work.

quinie

Perhaps joddington will come back with more info??

ta quinie, didn't know that

Can the op give us a clue about context anyway?

Wharton

Re Warrack

My copy indicates that LOUSE = LOWSE applies only to the adjective. Quinie's def'n is based on the verb.

Quinie

My Doric D. (Kynoch) only gives LOWSE for that meaning. It does not list LOUSE at all.

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