leman

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"chug" - like noise, hence the name.

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  1. noun Archaic A sweetheart; a lover.
  2. noun Archaic A mistress.

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  • W.leman, it seems, had an itching to become an evidence against Doyle and W. G. —  Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed
  • "What gen'leman are you referrin 'to, sir?" asks the Leatherneck, staring to his front. —  Flashman and the angel of the lord
  • Why, when Ah saw you comin 'to the train, with that tall gen'leman - say, he's a right pretty feller, too. —  Flashman and the angel of the lord
  • He went north to his leman, and by the time they got to him there, there was no help for him. —  The Wicked Day
  • "chug" - like noise, hence the name. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVI No 1
 

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American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Middle English leofman, lemman : leof, dear (from Old English lēof; see leubh- in Indo-European roots) + man, man; see man.

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/ (lĕmˈən, lēˈmən)/
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