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La ′bel-cor′bel Ta′ble.

La ′bel-ing-ma-chine′.

Lab-i-dom′e-ter.

Lab′o-ra-to-ry.

Lab′o-ra-to-ry — ap-pa-ra′tus.

Laced-stocking.

Lace-mak′ing ma-chine′.

Lach′ry-mal-duct Di-lat′or.

Lac-tom′e-ter.

Lac ′to-scope.

Lac-var′nish.

Lad′der-car′riage.

La ′ding-hole.

La ′dle-board.

Lag-ma-chine′.

Lam ′bre-quin.

Lamb ′s tongue.

Lam ′i-na-ted arch.

Lam ′i-na-ted pipe.

Lam ′i-na-ted rib.

Lam ′i-nat-ing-ma-chine′.

Lam ′i-nat-ing-roll′er.

Lamp′blackfurnace.

Lamp-brack′et.

Lamp-burn′er.

Lamp-ce-ment′.

Lamp-chim′ney.

Lamp-chim′ney ad-just′er.

Lamp-chim′ney Clean′er.

Lamp-chim′ney tongs.

Lamp-el′e-va-tor.

Lamp-hang′er.

Lam ′pro-type.

Lamp-wick Trim′mer.

Lan ′cas-ter gun.

Lan ′cas-ter Ri′fle.

Lance-buck′et.

Lan ′cet-arch.

Lan ′cet-win′dow.

Lan-dau-let′.

Land′ing-strake.

Land-mark′er.

Land-par′ing ma-chine′.

Land-roll′er.

Lan-guet′ Lan-guette′.

Lan ′tern-bel′lows.

Lan ′tern-pin′ion.

Lan ′tern-pump.

Lan ′tern Stuffing-box.

Lan ′tern-wheel.

Lan ′yard; Lan′iard .

Lap′ar-a-tome.

Lap-dove′tail.

Lap′i-da-ry-mill.

Lap′i-da-ry-wheel.

La ′pis-laz′u-li.

Lap-ma-chine′.

Lap′ping-ma-chine′.

Lap Skiv′ing-ma-chine′.

Lard-boil′er.

Lard-cool′er.

Lard-cut ′ter.

Lard-ren′der-er.

Large-face lathe.

Laryn-ge′al E-cra′seur.

La-ryn′go-scope.

Last-fin′ish-ing ma-chine′.

Last-hold′er.

Last′ing-awl.

Last′ing-jack.

Last′ing-ma-chine′.

Last′ing-pinch′ers.

Last′ing-tool.

Last-mak′ing ma-chine′.

Last-turn′ing ma-chine′.

Latch-clos′er.

Latch′ing; Las′ket ; latch .

Latch-lift′er.

La-teen′--sail.

La-teen′--yard.

Lath-cut ′ter.

Lath-cen′ter Grind′er.

Lathe for turn′ing Ir-reg′u-lar forms.

Lathe-tool Hold′er.

Lath′ingclamp.

Lath′inghammer.

Lath-saw′ing ma-chine′.

Lat′ ten -wire.

Lat′tice-bridge.

Lat′tice-gird′er.

Lat′tice-truss.

Lat′tice-win′dow.

Launch-en′gine.

Laun′dry-heat′er.

Law-bind′ing.

Lay′ing-hook.

Lay′ing-ma-chine′.

Lay′ing — on tool.

La ′zy-tongs.

Leach ′ing-vat.

Lead-cut ′--ter.

Lead′er-hook.

Lead-fur′nace.

Lead-har′ness.

Lead′ing-ax′le.

Lead′ing-block.

Lead′ing-buoy.

Lead′ing-light.

Lead′ing-part.

Lead′ing-rod.

Lead′ing-screw.

Lead′ing-springs.

Lead′ing-wheel.

Lead from Sil′ver sep′a-rat-ing.

Lead—pen′cil.

Lead—pipe Tin′ning.

Lead—shav′ing ma-chine′.

Lead—sink′er.

Leaf—met′al.

Leaf—turn′er.

Leak—a′larm.

Leak—In′di-ca-tor.

Leak—sig′nal.

Leath ′er, Ar-ti-fi′cial.

Leath ′er—awl.

Leath ′er—board.

Leath ′er—boarding ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—buff′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—cham′fer-ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—cloth.

Leath ′er—cor′ru-gating ma-chine′.

Leather—creas′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—cut′ting ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—dic′ing.

Leath ′er—dress′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—em-boss′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er Feath′er—edg′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er—fin′ish-ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-flesh′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-flut′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-glass′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-glu′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-gouge.

Leath ′er-grain′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-grind′er.

Leath ′er-ham′mer-ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-knife.

Leath ′er-pa′per.

Leath ′er-peb′bling ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-pierc′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-pol′isher.

Leath ′er-press′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-punch.

Leath ′er-punch′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-quilt′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-rais′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-re-duc′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-roll′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-round′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-scal′lop-ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-scarf′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-scour′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-skiv′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-slit′ting ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-soft′en-er.

Leath ′er-sort′ing ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-split′ting ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-stamp.

Leath ′erstretch′er.

Leath ′er-strip′ing.

Leath ′er-strip′ping ma-chine′.

Leath ′er-stuff′er.

Leath ′er-ta′per-ing ma-chine′.

Leather-wash′er.

Le-clanche′ Bat′ter-y.

Ledg′er-blade.

Leech , Ar-ti-fi′cial.

Left-hand rope.

Left-hand′ed screw.

Leg, Ar-ti-fi′cial.

Leg and foot guard.

Lem ′on-squeez′er.

Length′en-ing-bar.

Length′en-ing-piece.

Length′en-ing-rod.

Len-tic′u-la.

Le-pine′--watch.

Let′ter-bal′ance.

Let′ter-board.

Let′ter-case.

Let′ter-clip.

Let′ter-file.

Let′ter-ing-box.

Let′ter-ing-tool.

Let′ter-lock.

Let′ter-pa′per.

Let′ter-press Print′ing.

Let′ter-punch.

Let′ter-scale.

Let′ter-stamp.

Let′ting-down.

Lev′el-ing-block.

Lev′el-ing-staff.

Lev′el-ing-stand.

Lev′el-lines.

Le′ver-brace.

Le′ver-en′gine.

Le′ver-es-cape′ment.

Le′ver-hoist.

Le′ver-ob-stet′ric.

Le′ver-press.

Le′ver-punch.

Le′ver-valve.

Lev-i-ga′tion.

Lew ′is-bolt.

Ley′den-bat′ter-y.

Lid-wind′--ing watch.

Lie′ber-kuhn.

Life-pre-serv′er.

Lift-ham′mer.

Lift′ing-bar.

Lift′ing-blade.

Lift′ing-bridge.

Lift′ing-gear.

Lift′ing-jack.

Lift′ing-ma-chine′.

Lift′ing-piece.

Lift′ing-pump.

Lift′ing-tongs.

Lift′ing-rod.

Lift′ing-screw.

Lift′ing-set.

Lift′ing-wires.

Lift-latch lock.

Lift-tent′er.

Lift Water-wheel.

Lig′a-ting-for′ceps.

Lig′a-ture-car′ri-er.

Lig′a-ture-ty′er.

Light and Pho′tic Ap-plian-ces.

Light-bar′rel.

Light′en-ing.

Light′er-screw.

Light′ing-de-vi′ces.

Light′ing gas by E-lec-trici-ty.

Light′ning-ar-rest′er.

Light′ning-con-duct′or.

Light′ning-dis-charg′er.

Light′ning-rod.

Lignum-vi′tae.

Limb, Ar-ti-fi′cial.

Lim′ber-board.

Lim′ber-chain.

Lim′ber-chest.

Lim′ber-holes.

Lim′ber-hook.

Lim′ber-ing — up hoop.

Lim′ber-strake.

Lime-ma-chine′.

Lime-pow′der.

Lime-spread′er.

Lime′stone-me′ter.

Lin′e-ar mi-crom′e-ter.

Line-en-grav′ing.

Lin′en Paper.

Lin′en-prov′er.

Line-of-bat′tle ship.

Line of Centers.

Line of De-fense′.

Line of Met′al.

Line of Met′al-el-e-va′tion.

Line-rock ′et.

Line-wind′er.

Link-mo′tion.

Link-worm′ing.

Lin′net-hole.

Lin′seed-mill.

Lin′seed-oil.

Lint-doc′tor.

Li-qua′tion hearth or Fur′nace.

Liq′uid-car′bon Fur′nace.

Liq′uid-cool′er.

Liq′uid-ma-nure′ cart.

Liq′uid-me′ter.

Liq′uor-gage.

Liq′uor-pump.

Liq′uor-thief.

Lith′ic paint.

Lith′o-clast.

Lith′o-col′la.

Lith′o-fracteur.

Lith′o-glyph.

Lith′o-graph′ic Cray ′on.

Litho-graph′ic ink.

Litho-graph′ic Pa′per.

Litho-graph′ic pen.

Lith′o-graph′ic press.

Litho-graph′ic Roll′er.

Litho-graph′ic stone.

Litho-graph′ic Var′nish.

Li-thog′ra-phy.

Lith′on-triptor.

Lith′o-pho-tog′ra-phy.

Li-thor′i-neur.

Li-thot′o-me — cache.

Li-thot′o-my-bi-sect′or.

Li-thot′o-my-for′ceps.

Li-thot′o-my-gor′get.

Li-thot′o-my-scoop.

Li-thot′o-my-search′er.

Li-thot′o-my-sound.

Li-thot′o-my-staff.

Lith′o-triptor.

Lith′o-triter.

Li-tram′e-ter.

Live-mat′ter.

Liv′er of An′ti-mo-ny.

Liv′er of Sul′phur.

Live-spin′dle.

Lix-iv′i-al salt.

Lix-iv-i-a′tion.

Load′ing-fun′nel.

Load′ing-ham′mer.

Load Wa′ter-line.

Loam-beat′er.

Loam-mold′ing.

Loch ′a-ber-axe.

Lock-cham′ber.

Lock-fil′ers' cramp.

Lock′ing-for′ceps.

Lock′ing-plate.

Lock-pad′dle.

Lock-pul′ley.

Lock — up Safe′ty-valve.

Loco-mo′tive.

Loco-mo′tive-boil′er.

Loco-mo′tive-car.

Loco-mo′tive-chair.

Loco-mo′tive-fur′nace.

Loco-mo′tive pile-en′gine.

Loco-mo′tive-pump.

Loco-mo′tive smoke-pipe.

Loco-mo′tive valve-gear.

Lodg′ing-knees.

Log′ger-head.

Log′ging-axe.

Log′ging-head.

Log-meas′ur-er.

Lon′don-boil′er.

Long Prim ′er.

Long-range Ba-rom′e-ter.

Long-ruff′er.

Long-tack′le block.

Long-tim′ber.

Look′ing-glass.

Loom-har′ness.

Loom-shut′tle.

Loop-hold′er.

Loos′en-ing-bar.

Loose-pul′ley.

Lop′ping-axe.

Lop′ping-shears.

Lost-mo′tion.

Low-blast Fur′nace.

Low′er An′chor.

Low-press′ure En′gine.

Low-re-lief′.

Low-wa′ter a-larm′.

Low-wa′ter In′di-ca-tor.

Loz′enge-graver.

Loz′enge-ma-chine′.

Loz′enge-mold′ing.

Lub′ber's-hole.

Lu′bri-ca-tor.

Lu-cer′nal Mi′cro-scope.

Lu-cim′e-ter.

Luf′fer-board′ing.

Luff-tack′le.

Luff upon luff.

Lug′gage-sad′dle.

Lug′gage-van.

Lum ′ber-dry′er.

Lum ′ber-kiln.

Lum ′ber-meas′ure.

Lum ′ber-wag′on.

Lus′ter-ware.

Lych′no-scope.

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Lignum-vi′tae.

The wood of a tree of the genus Guiacum, a native of the warm latitudes of America. It is hard and heavy, and is used for sheaves of ship's blocks, and for ninepin balls.

1877.

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