lowsin

noun

low·​sin

ˈlōzə̇n

plural -s

dialectal, British

: an act of stopping work

seen my last lowsin

—Charles Murray

Word History

Etymology

English dialect (northern) lowsin, lowsing, gerund of lowse to loose, stop work, from Middle English loosen, losen, lousen to loose

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