A Dictionary of the English Language/abbey-lubber

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485821A Dictionary of the English Language — abbey-lubberSamuel Johnson (1709–1784)


Abbey-Lubber. n. s. [See Lubber.]

A slothful loiterer in a religious house, under pretence of retirement and austerity.