A rookie police officer was out for his first ride with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse some people who were loitering.
The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, "Let"s get off the corner people."
A few glances, but no one moved, so he barked again, "Let"s get off that corner... NOW!"
Intimidated, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled stares in his direction.
Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, "Well, how did I do?"
"Pretty good," chuckled the vet, "especially since this is a bus stop."
adj. Of a lobe, esp. Of the lung (lobar pneumonia).
LOBBY
—n. (pl. -ies) 1 porch, ante-room, entrance-hall, or corridor.
- a (in the house of commons) large hall used esp. For interviews between mps and the public. B (also division lobby) each of two corridors to which mps retire to vote.
- a body of lobbyists (anti-abortion lobby). B organized rally of lobbying members of the public.
- (prec. By the) group of journalists who receive unattributable briefings from the government (lobby correspondent). —v. (-ies, -ied) 1 solicit the support of (an influential person).
- (of members of the public) inform in order to influence (legislators, an mp, etc.).
- frequent a parliamentary lobby. [latin lobia lodge]
LOCAL
authority n. Administrative body in local government.
- colour n. Touches of detail in a story etc. Designed to provide a realistic background.
- government n. System of administration of a county, district, parish, etc., by the elected representatives of those who live there.
- time n. Time in a particular place.
- train n. Train stopping at all the stations on its route.
- —adj. - belonging to, existing in, or peculiar to a particular place (local history).
- of the neighbourhood (local paper).
- of or affecting a part and not the whole (local anaesthetic).
- (of a telephone call) to a nearby place and charged at a lower rate. —n. - inhabitant of a particular place.
- (often prec. By the) colloq. Local public house.
- local anaesthetic. locally adv. [latin locus place]
LOCUM
tenens n. (pl. Locum tenentes) (also colloq. Locum) deputy acting esp. For a doctor or clergyman. [latin, = (one) holding a place]
LOCUS
classicus n. (pl. Loci classici) best known or most authoritative passage on a subject. [latin: related to *locus]
- n. (pl. Loci) 1 position or locality.
- line or curve etc. Formed by all the points satisfying certain conditions, or by the defined motion of a point, line, or surface. [latin, = place]
LODGE
—n. - small house at the entrance to a park or grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper etc.
- small house used in the sporting seasons (hunting lodge).
- porter's room at the gate of a college, factory, etc.
- members or meeting-place of a branch of a society such as the freemasons.
- beaver's or otter's lair. —v. (-ging) 1 a reside or live, esp. As a lodger. B provide with temporary accommodation.
- submit or present (a complaint etc.) For attention.
- become fixed or caught; stick.
- deposit (money etc.) For security.
- (foll. By in, with) place (power etc.) In a person. [french loge: related to *leaf]
LOESS
n. Deposit of fine wind-blown soil, esp. In the basins of large rivers. [swiss german, = loose]
LOFTY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 (of things) of imposing height.
- haughty, aloof.
- exalted, noble (lofty ideals). loftily adv. Loftiness n.
LOGAN
n. (in full logan-stone) poised heavy stone rocking at a touch. [= (dial.) Logging, = rocking]
LOGIC
comb. Form (also -logical) forming adjectives corresponding esp. To nouns in -logy (pathological; zoological). [greek -logikos]
- n. - a science of reasoning. B particular system or method of reasoning.
- a chain of reasoning (regarded as sound or unsound). B use of or ability in argument.
- inexorable force, compulsion, or consequence (the logic of events).
- a principles used in designing a computer etc. B circuits using this. logician n. [related to *-logic]
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