Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variant of
loom .
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- interjection UK, dated Expressing surprise.
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Examples
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"Lor 'lumme!" she laughed, for the first time stopping from her work.
A MAN AND THE ABYSS 2010
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As I read I thought ... lumme Devil ` s Kitchen may explode if he sees this ..
Devil V Polly Celebrity Fight Newmania 2007
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As I read I thought ... lumme Devil ` s Kitchen may explode if he sees this ..
Archive 2007-10-14 Newmania 2007
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"Gawd lumme!" says the big fellow who had threatened my beloved stripes.
A Yankee in the Trenches Robert Derby Holmes
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'And, lumme,' he added with a growl, 'a blighted torpedo boat a escorting of her! '
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'Go' lumme! 'remarked the shepherdess, smacking her lips,' that was somethin 'like!'
Liza of Lambeth 1919
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Go 'lumme, I am' ot! 'she said, wiping her face with her apron.
Liza of Lambeth 1919
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'Go' lumme, 'said Jim, furious,' if she dares ter touch a 'air of your
Liza of Lambeth 1919
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Ho, lumme, what footwork -- you're as quick as lightweights -- oh, 'appy,' appy day!
The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915
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"Lor 'lumme!" exclaimed the other, "don't yer know who yer father was?"
The Fortunate Youth 1914
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