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Term Main definition
long headed

Clever
[Thomas Wilson - Pitmans Pay and other poems]

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Synonyms - lang-heeded
long-lambs¹

Meaning not known Presumably part of a power loom. 

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looast¹

The OED offers for loosed "To set free, release, emancipate". Perhaps the meaning here is to redeem an item from pawn.

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Losh

William Losh (1770-1861) played an important part in the development of railway lines and carriages.

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Synonyms - LOSH
loup¹

Possibly "leap" [CPB]

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lowse

loose
[Thomas Wilson; Pitmans Pay and other poems]

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lugs(1)

In coal mines; An object resembling the external ear denoting an appendage by which an object may be lifted or suspended;

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lunch

Luncheon, a light meal taken between breakfast and mid-day dinner. or
or "A piece, a thick piece; a hunch or hunk" [OED]

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lurrymen

The OED defines lurry as "To carry or drag along (a heavy body, a person, child); to 'lug'." and Lorry as "A long flat wagon without sides running on four low wheels. Also, a truck or wagon used on railways or tramways."

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lushy¹

Drunk [OED]

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lush¹

Liquor, drink [OED]

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Macadmised¹

Macadmised: A type of road construction, developed by John McAdam¹ around 1820, in which single-sized crushed stone layers of small angular stones are placed in shallow lifts and compacted thoroughly. A binding layer of stone dust (crushed stone from the original material) may form; it may also, after rolling, be covered with a binder to keep dust and stones together.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam

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Synonyms - M'Adamized¹, Mac-Adamizing¹
machiner¹

Machiner: A horse employed to draw a vehicle; a post-horse, coach-horse [OED]

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Synonyms - machiners¹
machine¹

A bathing machine : a device, popular from the 18th century until the early 20th century, to allow people to change out of their usual clothes, change into swimwear, and wade in the ocean at beaches. Bathing machines were roofed and walled wooden carts rolled into the sea. Some had solid wooden walls, others canvas walls over a wooden frame, and commonly walls at the sides and curtained doors at each end. [i]. The style of machines evolved over the years. Images of various styles can be found as notes to individual songs.

Reference:

[i] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing_machine

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mackintosh
Raincoats made from rubberised material invented by Charles Mackintosh and first sold in 1829.
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made shift

to make shift is 

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Synonyms - make shift
maffle¹

To confuse, bewilder, muddle. [OED]

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Maiden Queen
Queen Victoria.
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maid¹

Female domestic servants. Housemaids

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Synonyms - maids¹
maized¹

Mazed: Stupefied, dazed; insane, crazed; bewildered, confused [OED]

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