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Laysan

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• Layshaft

  /ˈleɪˌʃɑːft/ noun 1. an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained

• Lay someone low

  Overcome someone, as in He laid him low with one good punch, or The flu laid us low for two weeks. [ 1300s ] Also see: lie low

• Lay-sister

  noun 1. a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor. noun 1. a woman who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained and not bound to divine office

• Lay someone off

  verb phrase To terminate someone’s job (1868+)

• Lay something on someone

  verb phrase [1960s+ counterculture; fr 1930s+ black]

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