| Laurius River (noun): winding, long, gentle, slow river two hundred pasangs inland from the coast of the Thassa. The free port of Lydius is found at it's mouth. The river is not as broad or brisk as the Vosk River farther to the south. It is located below Ko-ro-ba and above Ar and flows in a generally westerly direction. ~Captive of Gor, page 59~ Leading position (noun; used as a command): posture of a slave girl bending forward at the waist with her head at a master's hip so that he may grab her hair and guide her where he wishes her to go. ~Mercenaries of Gor, page 399~ ~Magicians of Gor, page 46~ Leash (noun): various types of rope, fiber, chain, etc. used to restrict a slave from flight or movement. The rope or fiber chains may be corded with wire to prevent them from being shredded by chewing. ~Magicians of Gor, page 195~ Leash, hair (noun): hair confined into a ponytail with a ribbon or wooden fillet, so called because it can be used as a method of seizure and control by the Master. ~Dancer of Gor, page 112~ Leashed-legs tie (noun): a standard submission tie; the kneeling girl has the leash, attached to her collar, passed down the front of her body and between her legs to bind her crossed ankles together. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 244~ Leech plant (noun): a living rooted plant with bladder-like seed pods, it can fasten two hollow fang-like thorns into its victim through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it. A chemical response of the pods cause a mechanical pumping action, giving them an eerie resemblance to contracting and expanding lungs. ~Outlaw of Gor, page 33~ ~Captive of Gor, page 41~ Leech, marsh (noun): described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible. ~Vagabonds of Gor pages 96-97, 99-100, 102 and 236~ Leem (noun): a small arctic rodent some five to ten ounces in weight which hybernates in the winter. Its furs are sold by the Red Hunters. ~Explorers of Gor, page 74~ Leg-spreader (noun): devices of various complexity designed to keep a slave girl's legs spread while being used sexually by her master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens. ~Savages of Gor, page 162~ Lelt (noun): a small (5-7 inches) blind fish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white with long fins it swims slowly and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 247~ Lesha (command; lit. 'leash'): the slave remains standing or kneeling, depending upon her current position. She turns away from her Master, tilting up her chin and turns her head to the left as a leash is attached to her collar. Her wrists are extended behind her to be locked into slave bracelets or otherwise bound. ~Slave Girl of Gor, page 125~ ~Explorers of Gor, page 76~ Liana vine (noun): a rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water. ~Explorers of Gor, page 310~ Lice, tarn (noun): marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 142~ Lit, common (noun): a bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Lit, crested (noun): a brightly plummaged bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area. ~Explorers of Gor, pages 236 and 311~ Lit, needle-tailed (noun): a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Lo (phrase; masc.): I am; you are. ~Captive of Gor, page 266~ Lo Sardar (phrase): I am a Priest-King. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 76 and 220~ Long ship (noun): a swift maneuverable ship having 2 rudders 1 removable lateen-rigged mast and a keel-to-beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ram-ships. ~Raiders of Gor, page 127~ Longhouse, Torvaldsland (noun): the hall of the Torvaldslander is about 120 Gorean feet in length, with walls formed of turf and stone, some more than eight feet in thickness. It is heated by a fire in it's center, burning in a rounded pit. It's ceiling, supported by posts is about 6 feet in height. At one end is a cooking area and along each side, stones mark sections off into sleeping quarters, furs strewn over an dirt floor. Scattered throughout are tables and benches. The center of the hall proper is about twelve feet in width. ~Marauders of Gor, pages 90-91~ Looking into the blood (phrase): Gorean ritual where a hunter drinks a handful of blood from his prey, then takes another handful and looks into it to see his future, before drinking it. It is said that if one sees one's visage black and wasted, one will die of disease; if one sees oneself torn and scarlet, one will die in battle; if old and white haired, one will die in peace and leave children. ~Outlaw of Gor, page 38~ Loot pit (noun): a holding place for captured free women awaiting collars and branding during the military occupation of a city. ~Magicians of Gor, page 190~ Love Feast (noun): common name for the 5th Passage Hand occurring in late summer which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves esp. slave girls. ~Assassin of Gor, page 193~ Love furs (noun): luxurious furs, perhaps of the larl, thrown to the floor by the Master when he wishes to make use of his slave girl. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, page 68~ |
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