sb. Cant. Obs. Also 7 lagge. [Origin and phonetic form uncertain.] Water; urine.
1567. Harman, Caveat, 83. Lage, water.
1610. Rowlands, Martin Mark-all, E 3. Lagge, water or pisse.
1641. Brome, Joviall Crew, II. Wks. 1873, III. 391. I bowse no Lage, but a whole Gage Of this I’ll bowse to you.
1665. R. Head, Eng. Rogue, I. v. (1680), 46. Lage, water.
1676–1708. Coles, Lage.
1859. Matsell, Vocab. (Farmer), Lag.
Hence † Lag(e v. a. intr. To make water. b. trans. To water (spirits). Also, to wash off.
1567. Harman, Caveat, 85. I will lage it of with a gage of benebouse…. I wull washe it of with a quart of good drynke.
1812. J. H. Vaux, Flash Dict., Lag, to make water. To lag spirits, wine, &c., is to adulterate them with water.
