lag-machine

(lag’ma-shén”), n. A machine for shaping wooden lags or cleading for jacketing steam-pipes or-cylinders, or for covering drums. lagnappe (lan-yap’),. [Also lagniappe; cf. napa.| A trifling article added gratis to a purchase in shops or markets to encourage custom; any complimentary present from a dealer to a eustomer: as, a turkey sent at Christmas for lagnappe. (Louisiana. ] The pleasant institution of napa—the petty gratuity added by the retailer to anything bought— grew the pleasanter, drawn out into Gallicized lagnappe. G. W. Cable, Creoles of Louisiana, xvi. Lagoa (1a-g0’i), ». [NL. (Harris, 1841), irreg.