looder1
/ˈluːdə/Scottish (now chiefly northern ) and Irish English (northern )
noun
1A long stout wooden bar or lever; (formerly) especially one used for lifting millstones.
- Sc. National Dict. (at lewder n.) records the word as still in use with specific reference to lifting millstones in north-east Scotland in 1960..
2A long, stout, rough stick. Now Irish English ( northern ).
3A heavy blow or stroke. Now chiefly Irish English ( northern ).
4 Orkney and Shetland. The platform or floor supporting the stones in a mill; specifically (in a hand mill) the wooden block or bench on which the mill rests and the meal falls. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Mid 16th century. From early Scandinavian, in later use in sense 2 perhaps partly reinforced by association with Irish liúdar stroke, blow.
looder2
/ˈluːdə/Scottish and (now chiefly) Irish English (northern )
verb
[with object] To give (a person) a severe beating; to thrash.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From looder.