What does lurdane mean?
Lurdane means (obsolete) A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard..
Remember, father Glover, your trade keeps your eyes and hands close employed, and must have your heedful care, even if this lazy lurdane wrought at it, which you know yourself he seldom does.
I have also seene some excellent Lourdans, or Clownes attired in their ordinary worky-day clothes, and with a common homely countenance, affoord us all the pleasure that may be had from their art[…].
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Lurdane means (obsolete) A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard..
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Remember, father Glover, your trade keeps your eyes and hands close employed, and must have your heedful care, even if this lazy lurdane wrought at it, which you know yourself he seldom does.
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