liquor gauge

A measuring-rod for determining the depth of the liquid in a cask or tank; a part of the gauger's equipment. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; and often jagged. This ornament was not always confined to the clergy, for Peck, speaking of the extravagance of dre used by the commons in the time of Edward III., says: "Their lerripippes reach to their heels all jagged." ( Nares .) 2. Acutene ; smartne or learning fit for a cler gym an; a smart trick. "And whereas thou takest the matter so far in snuffe, 1 will teach thee thy lyrripups after another fashion."Holinshed: Description of Ireland , ch. vi. 3. A silly person. lir-o-cone, s. [LIROCONITE.] 11-roc-o-nite, lir'-o-cone, s. [Gr. leiros =pale, and konia =powder: Ger, lirokon , lirokonit .] Min.: A monoclinic mineral, found only in crystals or (very rarely) granular. Hardne , 2-2.5; specific gravity, 2-882-2-985; luster, vitreous; color, sky-blue and verdigris-green; streak, the same; fracture, imperfectly conchoidal; composition, a hydrated phospho-arsenate of copper and alumina Found formerly in various mines in Cornwall. IMG:content-0621.png:[blocks in formation] lisk *lisk, *lesk, *leske, s . [Dan. lyske .] The groin the flank.