Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
- noun A nether millstone.
- noun A plank placed across a ditch as a pathway.
- noun A coverlet for a bed.
- noun A line with a float and bait used for catching pike.
- noun A spent salmon; a kipper or kelt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See
leger , a. - noun See
Ledger , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
baited line attached to afloat , fornight fishing . - noun slang A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music industry.
- noun The
horizontal timber of ascaffolding ; aledger . - noun A
nether millstone .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Det förebildliga ligger i en skenbar David-Goliat-kamp och resultatet i en drömd odefinierbar seger.
Peter Weiss - 4 David McDuff 2010
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Området hvor landsbyen ligger, er ikke tilgjengelig på vanlig måte, men takket være kontakter i Hizbollah, kunne far og sønn komme seg inn.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Always working with the same billhook, Keith bevelled off the ends of each ligger to make a join.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Always working with the same billhook, Keith bevelled off the ends of each ligger to make a join.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Dette summerer seg til 3,4 millioner kroner i året i profitt for Nolan eller, gitt at alle skribentene produserer like mye som ham en drøy antagelse, men det gir oss en ide om hvor taket ligger, 600 mill i året for hele selskapet.
Gawker and The Washington Post: A case study in fair use » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009
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The dopey looking 32 year old Labour maggot has little to fall back on but the life of a ligger.
Archive 2007-12-09 Newmania 2007
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Værdien ligger hos aggregatoren | Digitale medier, håb & falliterklæringer says:
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The dopey looking 32 year old Labour maggot has little to fall back on but the life of a ligger.
A Shiver With No Spine Newmania 2007
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So I begged a place to sleep for the night and carried on in my role as ligger.
Weekend Wastrelry Hal Duncan 2006
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So I begged a place to sleep for the night and carried on in my role as ligger.
Archive 2006-07-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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