Tuesday Tricksters, Laager-Lade

Moral of the story: Do NOT trust spellcheck to know which word to use!

Laager (n.): a defensive encampment encircled by armored vehicles or wagons, especially by South African Boers

Lager (n.): a type of beer

Logger (n.): one who cuts trees; a lumberjack

Lac (n.): a resinous secretion of lac insects, used in making shellac; one hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India); also spelled lakh

Lack (n.): a shortage or deficiency; (v.): to be missing or insufficient (We lacked proof of his guilt.)

Laches (n.): Legal: failure to do the required thing at the proper time (e.g., inexcusable delay in enforcing a claim)

Latches (n.): fasteners; (v.): to fasten; to secure

Lacks (v.): does not have enough (He lacks enough money to buy the car.)

Lax (adj.): not careful; careless; not strict or rigid

Lade (v.): to fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment); to weigh down, oppress, or burden; to use a ladle or dipper (to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern)

Laid (v.): to place or put something down (He laid the book on the table.)

Were any of these new to you? I had no idea about several, including laager, laches, or lade.  Now I have to hope I meet one or more in an upcoming crossword puzzle.

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