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abbey-lubber - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
abbey-lubber (plural abbey-lubbers). (obsolete, historical, derogatory) An able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; ... en.wiktionary.org
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Lubber fiend - Wikipedia
The abbey lubber is a minor demon that haunts the wine cellars and kitchens of abbeys, tempting the monks into drunkenness, gluttony and lasciviousness. The ... en.wikipedia.org
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Abbey Lubber - OCCULT WORLD
From the 15th century onwards, the luxury and wantonness of many of the abbeys began to be proverbial, and many folk satires were spread ... occult-world.com
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abbey-lubber
† abbey-lubber (ˌæbɪˈlʌbə(r)) A lazy monk; a reproachful name in regular use after the Reformation.1538 Starkey England 131 (1871) The nuryschyng also of a grete sorte of idul abbey-lubbarys wych are apte to no thyng but as the byschoppys and abbotys be, only to ete and drynke. 1589 Thomas Nashe Ana... Oxford English Dictionary
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Abbey Lubbers - White Wolf Wiki - Fandom
The Abbey Lubbers are a society of Sluagh who originated as punishers of corrupt monks and innkeepers. During the Middle Ages, certain sluagh in northern ... whitewolf.fandom.com
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abbey-lubber, n. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
abbey-lubber n. [SE abbey + lubber, f. OF lobeor, swindler, parasite; the word is the origin of the nautical use; the abbey lubber also describes a demon, ... greensdictofslang.com
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Lubber fiend
The abbey lubber is a minor demon that haunts the wine cellars and kitchens of abbeys, tempting the monks into drunkenness, gluttony and lasciviousness The best known abbey lubber tale is that of Friar Rush. Lubber fiend in literature The lubber fiend appears also in The Red Axe by S. R. wikipedia.org
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abbey-lubber-like, adj. meanings, etymology and more
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the late 1500s. abbey-lubber-like is considered derogatory. www.oed.com
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A Field Guide to Fairies: Abbey Lubbers - HubPages
Known as 'Abbey Lubbers', these mischievous creatures would take the form of a human helper, sometimes an actual monk or member of the kitchen staff. discover.hubpages.com
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Abbey-lubber. World English Historical Dictionary - WEHD.com
Abbey-lubber. or abbey-loon, subs. (old).—An idler; a vagabond: orig. (prior to the Reformation) a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house. Hence ABBEY- ... wehd.com
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Abbey-lubber
Abbey-lubber ... AB'BEY-LUBBER, noun A name given to monks, in contempt for their idleness. webstersdictionary1828.com
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The Lubber Fiend [English folklore] In folklore of medieval England ...
There is a specific 'subspecies' of Lubber Fiend, called the 'Abbey Lubber'. It dwells in the cellars of abbeys and tries to tempt the monks into getting drunk. www.tumblr.com
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abbey
abbey (ˈæbɪ) Forms: 3–5 abbeye; 3–8 abbaye; 3 abbei; 4 abey; 4–7 abbay; 6 abba, abee, abbie, abbeie; 6–8 abby; 3– abbey. [a. OFr. abaïe, abeïe, abbaïe, abbeïe (mod. abbaye), Pr. abadia:—late L. abbādia, abbāthia, abbātia, n. of state, f. abbātem abbot. Abbey, abbathie, abbacy, all represent the same... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hob (folklore)
On the east side of that ridge is a topological feature known as Hobb Crag, overlooking the village of Rosedale Abbey. See also Hobbit Hobgoblin Lubber fiend, also known as "Lob". wikipedia.org
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lubber
▪ I. lubber, n. (ˈlʌbə(r)) Forms: 4 lobre, lobur, 6 lober, loubber, lubbo(u)r, lub(b)ur, luber, lubbarre, 6–7 lubbar, 6– lubber. [The form may possibly belong to an adoption of OF. lobeor swindler, parasite, agent-n. f. lober to deceive, sponge upon, mock; but if so the sense has been altered by ass... Oxford English Dictionary
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