Sc. and north. [a. ON. lúðr (Norw. luder, lur).] a. The stand or foundation on which a mill rests. b. (Short for lowder-tree, which is also in use.) A wooden lever or hand-spoke used for lifting the millstones; any long, stout rough stick (Eng. Dial. Dict.).
a. 1585. Montgomerie, Flyting w. Polwart, 98. I promise thee heere to thy chafts ill cheir, Except thou goe leir to licke at the lowder.
a. 1706. in J. Watson, Collect, Scot. Poems, I. 44. He … Ran to the Mill and fetcht the Lowder, Wherewith he hit her on the Shoulder.
