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plural lofes
(West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance. quotations examples
"Yance I hed t' lofe an' I'd luck to say no, an' I niver hed t' lofe ageàn."—Said by an elderly spinster.
1869, Alexander Craig Gibson, The Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, page 212
third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed
(transitive, UK dialectal or obsolete) To praise; commend.
(transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale. quotations examples
Ah'd lofed him it an' he wadn't tak 't.
1899, William Dickinson, Edward William Prevost, Simon Dickson Brown, A Glossary of the Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland, page 202