Lob Lie-by-the-fire
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Lob Lie-by-the-fire
- (mythology) A hairy man in English folklore, similar to the brownie, said to perform housework in return for a saucer of milk and a place beside the fire.
- Synonyms: lubber fiend, lubberkin