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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Louder, Lowder, Lewder, n. Also: lewwder, leud(d)er. [Appar. ON. lúðr (Norw. and Swed. luder, lur, mod. Shetl. dial. looder) a beam serving as base for a quern or mill-stone, the foundation supporting a nether mill-stone (also earlier dial. of Cumberland lowder: see EDD.), a hollow beam or log, a trumpet (also Shetl. looderhorn), ? orig. ‘a beam or pole’. In later Sc. dial. as lewder, lowder, lyowder a miller's handspoke, a staff (Jam.).] A wooden lever or handspoke; spec. one used in a mill for lifting the mill-stones.(a) 1569–70 Haddington Treas. Acc.
Twa garrans to be lowderis to help wp the temer of the towbowth a1605 Montg. Flyt. 98 (H).
I promeis thé heir to thy chaftes ill cheir Except thow go leir to lick at the louder [: shoulder; T. lowderis: schoulderis](b) 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 379.
For certane tymmer to be lewdderris extreis Ib. 380.
To Andro Litiljohnne, wrycht, for his laubouris in monting of the said artalȝe, making of treslis, lewderis, handspakis [etc.] Ib. 417.
Hyrit … tua hors laidnit witht extreis, lewderris, mattokkis, schullis, and spaiddis Ib. 418.
To the other foure hors laidnit witht pulder, leudderris, extreis, mattokkis Ib. 420. 1650 Brechin Presb. 19.
I took the mill leuder to strik her thair with