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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...
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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.
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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...
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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".
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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...
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History of the compass
texts De utensilibus and De naturis rerum, written between 1187 and 1202, after he returned to England from France and prior to entering the Augustinian abbey By rotating the capsule to align the needle with the orienting marks, the course bearing could be read at the lubber line.
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English folklore
Lob, also called loby, looby, lubbard, lubber, or lubberkin, is the name given to a fairy with a dark raincloud as a body. Dunstan is the origin of the lucky horseshoe
Folklore of Stonehenge
Glastonbury and its abbey
Glastonbury Thorn
Goblin Combe
Hairy hands
Hunky punk
Jack
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