lowse

/loʊz/
adjective
  1. Not firmly fixed in place; loose. (Chiefly used in Scottish and Northern English dialects.)
    • He checked that none of the ropes were lowse before the ship set sail.
    • The handle on the drawer is lowse and needs tightening.
    • A lowse board on the porch creaked every time someone stepped on it.
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