Lawin

He had a long-time feud with a neighbor about a piece of land and alleged trespass, and they'd been "lawin '" for years, with no definite result; but as a topic of conversation it was as fully illustrative of frontier life as the bear-fighting. ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)

"Well, it was rill easy to manage 'em, they bein 'men an' susceptible to fascinations o 'lawin' it over somethin '. ❋ Zona Gale (1906)

The good woman was only heard to call to some of her assistants — “Steek the door! steek the door! kill or be killed, let naebody pass out till they hae paid the lawin.” ❋ Unknown (2005)

If property lawin land and in goodsalso legitimately protects the right to exclude, not just as a way of protecting the right to use but also as a way to give people enough incentive to invest time and effort, then intellectual property law does make sense even if such property is nonrivalrous. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Every Canadian who believes a right guaranteed in the Charter is infringed by an existing lawhas the right to challenge that lawin court ... ❋ Unknown (1985)

Guess even a farmer's got some rights – an 'I can afford to pay for lawin' when I need it done. ❋ Unknown (1914)

The old man is lawin 'with Judge Thatcher about Huck's money, and ❋ Edgar Lee Masters (1909)

The good woman was only heard to call to some of her assistants --- ` ` Steek the door! steek the door! kill or be killed, let naebody pass out till they hae paid the lawin. '' ❋ Unknown (1887)

They 'lowed ez Luke Todd an' Sam Peters kem hyar -- 'twar jes night before las' -- aimin 'ter take the mare away' thout no words an 'no lawin', 'kase they didn't want ter wait. ❋ Mary Noailles Murfree (1886)

"They're lawin '' bout'n him in thar" -- the sheriff jerked his thumb toward the door. ❋ Mary Noailles Murfree (1886)

Still, Jim had been able to get his claw on the Squire's meat, so to speak; that is, he'd made money himself, lawin 'an' grindin 'the face of them worse off' an he was, an 'the Squire needin' ready cash, to make some improvements he'd better ha 'let alone, Jim advanced it an' Squire give a mortgage. ❋ Evelyn Raymond (1876)

Taxes wuz high 'nuff, an money wuz dretful skurce, an thar wuz lots o' lawin an suein o 'poor folks. ❋ Edward Bellamy (1874)

A Blainslie lawin '-- there's mair for meat than drink. ❋ Alexander Hislop (1836)

Fair fa 'the wife, and weel may she spin, that counts aye the lawin' wi ' ❋ Alexander Hislop (1836)

The good woman was only heard to call to some of her assistants -- "Steek the door! steek the door! kill or be killed, let naebody pass out till they hae paid the lawin." ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

MANILA: President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday lifted martial lawin a southern ❋ Unknown (2009)

It goes something like this: "These bills are now lawin the state of New Hampshire." ❋ Unknown (2009)