(n.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Campbell family has been breeding ponies in Glenshiel for more than 100 years and now runs a small pony trekking centre offering one-hour treks along the pebbly shores of Loch Duich and through the Ratagan forest as well as all-day trail rides up into the hills for the more adventurous.
(2) I certainly wouldn't have been able to tell you the difference between palaeontologists searching for ancient bones, and the search for the Loch Ness Monster.
(3) Grampian police joined forces with Tayside police and Marr search and rescue to comb a large area from Loch Muick to Glen Clova in the national park.
(4) From here the view is breathtaking; looking down on Loch Coruisk and tiny sandy beaches below all ringed by the looming jagged peaks of the Cuillin.
(5) At one stage, more than 60 train passengers were stranded on the West Highland line after it was closed down near Crianlarich, north of Loch Lomond.
(6) The next time Tobin bumped into Issing, he said cheerfully: "Here I am, the Loch Ness monster still!"
(7) At their furthest edges, the lochs' peaty brown water laps against fields and hills that form a natural amphitheatre; a landscape peppered with giant rings of stone, chambered cairns, ancient villages and other archaeological riches.
(8) Some wintry precipitation is expected for most areas too, mostly in the form of scattered showers, leading to lying snow and icy stretches.” The coldest temperature of -11.2C was measured at Loch Glascarnoch, in Scotland, beating the previous record low this winter of -9C, set on 27 December in Cromdale, Moray.
(9) This path was built to link the tiny fishing settlements along the edge of the loch and allow the precious cargo of "silver darlings" to be carried ashore.
(10) Scotland’s powerful salmon fishery and farming lobbies have repeatedly resisted or criticised beaver reintroductions, including blocking a plan for a second official release scheme at Insh Marshes national nature reserve near Kingussie in the Cairngorms – only 35 miles north of Loch Rannoch.
(11) In a small number of areas, we found that after the merger the parties would operate pubs in close proximity without facing sufficient competition from rivals and we are concerned this could lead to a rise in the price of food or drink or a reduction in the quality of those pubs.” Greene King, which brews Old Speckled Hen and Abbott Ale and operates chains such as Hungry Horse and Loch Fyne, said it intended to offer concessions to meet CMA concerns.
(12) At least two centuries after the species was hunted to extinction in the UK, three beaver families have been released into three lochs in forest unpopulated by people near the Sound of Jura in Argyll.
(13) 4 Turn right on to a solid path, climb past St Margaret's loch and the ruin of St Anthony's chapel.
(14) The Lochranza hotel overlooks the castle and loch and has a vast selection of malt whiskeys.
(15) Photograph: www.wildswimming.com Loch Caoldair, Laggan, Western Cairngorms There are thousands of lochs in Scotland, and open access laws mean you can swim in virtually all of them.
(16) Though Scotland is a land of lochs, it's not known for its bathing.
(17) Whereas Campbell Toun Loch caters for the solitary, late-night drinker, Marugin attracts lively early-evening groups, eating, smoking and knocking back highballs.
(18) The first submarines of the US’s Polaris fleet arrived at their new base in the Holy Loch a few months later, and came and went in relays until the cold war was over, overlapping for a time with the Royal Navy’s missile submarines that had begun to sail from their headquarters at Faslane, a few miles across the Clyde in the Gare Loch.
(19) It also sets a great example – my three-year-old has now collected finisher’s medals at Ironkids and Loch Ness Marathon and loves being outside because that’s what mummy and daddy do.
(20) But think how fascinating the idea of a loch monster is.
Loth
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Lothsome
Example Sentences:
(1) This is important, because it is sometimes easy to lose MPs, who are loth to admit it.
(2) She thinks it's simple sexism, though she is loth to spell this out: "You can say that, but if I do, I'm just seen as moaning, playing the woman card again.
(3) Even the RNC chair, Reince Priebus, who has been loth to alienate the mercurial Trump, weighed in meekly.
(4) However, the BBC is loth to give away any cash or relinquish power over BBC Worldwide, and is instead pushing for other forms of partnership such as sharing iPlayer technology.
(5) But its establishment is loth to do anything more than pay lip service to its followers.
(6) British diplomats and ministers have been touring European capitals trying to rally support for the proposals, and it has been notable that Cameron, in a belated effort to build alliances, has in recent weeks been loth to criticise his long-term opponent Juncker.
(7) Raphael wrote: “We believe our audience is sophisticated enough to accept a broad range of viewpoints, and we are loth to censor or avoid significant works of literature because they might be controversial.” BBC Radio 4 Publicity said online: “In Hilary Mantel’s mischievous story, a knock at the door announces an unexpected visitor who has plans to alter the course of history as people know it.
(8) Analysts still rate the shares, almost universally, as a buy or a hold and investors are loth to make waves at companies that perform.
(9) Mainstream rightwing politicians are loth to confront traditionalists, for fear of losing votes, and many pander to far-right themes.
(10) In a briefing note to advertisers obtained by the Guardian, the Standard – which has seen off 14 rivals in its history – is loth for readers to compare it to the downmarket freesheets London Lite and the London Paper, which closed last month, pointing out there are "many free quality models".
(11) Government ministers may be loth to agree to an inquiry, but others take a more sanguine view.
(12) And with politicians loth to put it front and centre, how can the warming of our world compete with the many other pressing issues that scream daily for our attention?
(13) The £30m approach was rejected out of hand by Liverpool, who would also be loth to sell the 26-year-old to a Premier League rival.
(14) Given the strength of their case, why are pensioners so loth to speak out in their own defence?
(15) Many in the US Congress view a deal that leaves Iran with any enrichment capacity as a form of appeasement, and Republicans would be loth to endorse a central Obama foreign policy initiative.
(16) The manager has brought his strongest available squad to southern Italy and he indicated that he was loth to make too many changes to the team that drew 1-1 at home to Everton on Sunday.
(17) But despite the overcrowding, the seals seem loth to stray far from the shore, playing and bathing in the breakers, but never far from land.
(18) He is the one Everton and their fans would be loth to lose and United's offers so far have not come close to the club's valuation of the England international and their most creative outlet.
(19) Wenger had done his best to persuade Van Persie to stay and he was loth to sanction his release to United.
(20) "As loth as I am to give any credit to what's happened here, which is egregious, it's clear that some of the conversations this has generated, some of the debate, probably needed to happen," he said.