Liggers

Dick went to bed that night very tired, and dropped asleep directly, thinking of Dave and the expedition to set trimmers, or "liggers" as they called them, and he was soon in imagination afloat upon the lanes and pools of water among the reeds, with Dave softly thrusting down his pole in search of hard places, where the point would not sink in. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

Working over the winter, Keith makes 20,000 to 30,000 brorches and liggers a year. ❋ Roger Deakin (2009)

The majority of people attending this beanfeast for the BBC are going to be the usual media liggers on a jolly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the other hand, people like me, who think Glastonbury should be razed to the ground along with its crowds of superannuated hippies, still have to pay for your chums at the BBC to give it wall to wall coverage by an army of liggers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Later in the day, Keith turned to splitting liggers. ❋ Roger Deakin (2009)

While it probably does need a few people to get the coverage done as the official OB for the event would be interested to know if the beeb makes money from selling the footage outside the UK it doesnt need Mark Byford or any one of a number of other senior liggers there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He had also cut six-foot bundles for liggers, the riven wands he uses to secure the ridge capping of the thatch in a distinctive pattern, leaving his signature on the roof much as a baker might decorate a loaf. ❋ Roger Deakin (2009)

I agree, but what is holding CI back is the central objection, based on a misperception of the human condition : "It is a liggers charter" "You cannot give something for nothing". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Never mind two, all four of the lagging liggers went to the HoP for their banquet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The big fairs seem to be little more than a free-drink fest, with hoards of liggers staggering around in a fug of cheap, New World chardonnay or shiraz looking with ever deteriorating eye-sight at works of questionable quality and depth, let alone basic intrigue or beauty. ❋ ROB McGIBBON (2007)

Rather, I dread to think because I know it will be the same preening drivel I have been listening to from establishment liggers for far to long . ❋ Rachel (2007)

The Lib Dems were al recovered from their existential angst about the alleged inner Nazi just ten minutes later when the traditional liggers' luncheon was served. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Lib Dems were completely recovered from their existential angst about their alleged inner Nazi just ten minutes later when the traditional liggers' luncheon was served. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“The Cannes Film Festival may or may not be a shrine to cinema,” wrote Frederic Peugeot of Agence France-Presse last month, “but one thing it certainly is: an adventure playground for liggers.” ❋ William Safire (2004)

They made their way through the crowd of liggers and fans, local DJs who'd supported the shows, record-shop bosses, a few Midlands celebrities, and local footballers and athletes. ❋ Elton, Ben (2002)

Man, those liggers are [in the way]! [Somebody] call [security]! ❋ Ivan O. (2014)

get this Ligger [out of here], those [cold blooded] [reptiles] is not welcomed here in this bar. ❋ Janitor Bobby (2021)

"I went back stage at the recent [Deep Purple] [gig], but didn't meet the band cos there was 200 other liggers [in the way]" ❋ Black Flag (2007)

"Bro [I'm not trying] to play anything else besides League today, gotta [grind] for my [lp]." "Dude quit being such a ligger." ❋ Toonmasta (2019)

[Liam] is [such a] ligger. ❋ Vinel Season (2021)

A:dude I didn't know you were a [lefty] B: [yea man] I've been lefty my whole life A: hey teacher, can I switch seats. I can't focus next to this ligger. He smells horrible! Teacher: don't use [the L word] in my class! ❋ Realwordsthatreallyexist (2013)

that [foreign] [mother fucker] is one [ugly] ligger ❋ Tito Beltran (2005)

You need to [slow down], [this is a] Ligger [Crossing]. ❋ Animastard (2005)

"wow, [look at that] [ligger] [over there]" ❋ Random_ligger (2021)

[John] was liggered after [walkin] in [the rain] ❋ Birdy Jr (2017)