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layer-over dial.
Also lare-over, lay-over, layer, etc. (see Eng. Dial. Dict.).
(See quots.)
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Lare-over, said when the true Name of the thing must (in decency) be concealed. 1725in New Cant. Dict. 1785Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Lareovers for Medlers, an answer frequently given to children, or young people, as a rebuke for their impertinent curiosity, in enquiring what is contained in a box, bundle, or any other closed conveyance. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Layer-over, a gentle term for some instrument of chastisement. 1888Sheffield Gloss., Layors-for-meddlers. |