Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Urine; especially, stale urine. Stale urine, or lant, has been much used as a detergent in wool-scouring on account of the ammonium, carbonate it contains. Though still used, it has been largely supplanted by ammonia, sodium carbonate, etc.
- To wet or mingle with urine.
- n. A contraction of lanterloo.
- n. In ichthyology, the lance.
- n. An obsolete preterit of lend.
- n. Specifically, Ammodytes americanus. See sand-eel, 1.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Urine.
- n. Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (Ammedytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammedytes Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also
launce , andsand eel . - n. See lanterloo.
Examples
“In gal'lant, meaning brave, &c., the accent is on the first syllable.”
“The old folk would still keep on with their whist in the parlour, and the young ones would play lant loo in the houseplace.”
The Guardian: From the archive, 26 December 1903: A farmer's Christmas in the Dales
“The winner "[P] lant an organic Victory Garden at the White House.”
Daily Digest: Crafting Obama's Triangle of Press, Public, and Politics
“Timberlake i dunno, I dont really care about that green lant movie, i'd rather see a flash movie jmble”
“Da mores yew hab, the beddur yr commint. 5 beh cornsidered axe a lant.”
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“I know cheap requiem lant, and it is very interesting.”
“Die herren waren milte, von arde hohe erborn, mit kraft unmazen kuene, die recken uz erkorn, dazen Burgonden so was ir lant genant, si framden starkiu wunder sit in Etzelen lant.”
“Although there are a lot of ways to make lots of cheap requiem lant here I will tell you all of the ways that I know and what I do to buyrequiem online gold.”
“Making requiem gold is the old question : Honestly there is no fast way to make lots of requiem lant .”
“And it's a given that government "must maintain its role as a vigi-lant watchdog.”
Lists
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umbraculiform, ushabti, zemmi, vaccary, larmoyant, uvate, guignol, capripede, caseic, catapedamanic, catawamptious, upanga and 25 more...
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I'm making this list under duress by bilby. See comments on Specific Excrement and May or May Not Be Specific But Definitely Is Not Excrement.
If you really want to see them, I mean.inspissate, pissabed, premarin, lotium, wee, epistle, piston, haematuria, melanuria, fairy piss, piscina, pissant and 25 more...
ruzuzu Also see lanterloo. Sep 15, 2011
sionnach See waulking. Mar 25, 2009
sionnach saltpetre makers and fullers need your lant
Then there was the German obsession with angel's piss, a substance thought in Teutonic myth to be the elixir of life. This ultimately led to plans to invade England, which - in a hilarious etymological misunderstanding - was erroneously believed to be the source of the coveted 'Engel-lant'. Jul 22, 2008
bilby Some of the sources mention one of its uses as a flavouring for beer. Now THAT's a sustainable industry. Jul 22, 2008
chained_bear ... No. No, I don't think so. But it is used repeatedly in a comedy song by Stan Freberg, a spoof of Lawrence Welk, called "Wun'erful, Wun'erful."
I don't think it has the same meaning.
Probably for manufacturing chemicals like saltpeter and black powder, I would guess. Jul 22, 2008
bilby Manufacturing ... what? Actually, might be better not to know. Hey c_b, is this you-know-what? Jul 22, 2008
sionnach Stale urine used in manufacturing. Jan 6, 2008