lecky

lecky
Noun. Electricity. Also 'lecko'. E.g. "I'm afraid we can't invite you back, we've had the lecky cut off."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • Lecky — is a surname, and may refer to:* John Lecky * John Lecky (Rugby) * Prescott Lecky * William Edward Hartpole Leckyee also* Leckie …   Wikipedia

  • Lecky — Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, engl. Historiker, geb. 26. März 1838 in Dublin, gest. 23. Okt. 1903, erzogen im Trinity College zu Dublin, wandte sich kulturhistorischen Studien zu und erwarb sich, nachdem er als Schriftsteller auf diesem Gebiet… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lecky — Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, engl. Historiker, geb. 26. März 1838 zu Dublin, gest. 22. Okt. 1903 in London; Hauptwerke: »History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe« (5. Aufl., 2 Bde., 1872; deutsch, 2. Aufl. 1885) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lecky — [lek′ē] William Edward Hartpole [härt′pōl΄] 1838 1903; Brit. historian, born in Ireland …   English World dictionary

  • Lecky — Den Familiennamen Lecky tragen: John Lecky (1940–2003), kanadischer Ruderer und Unternehmer William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838–1903), irischer Historiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lecky — Recorded in various spellings including Lackie, Lackey, Lackeye, Leckie, Leckey, and Lecky, this is an old Scottish surname, which is also well recorded both in Ireland and England. It is said to be particularly popular and widespread in the… …   Surnames reference

  • LECKY, ТАБЛИЦЫ — см. А. В. С. Tables . Самойлов К. И. Морской словарь. М. Л.: Государственное Военно морское Издательство НКВМФ Союза ССР, 1941 …   Морской словарь

  • Lecky, William Edward Hartpole — ▪ Irish historian born March 26, 1838, Newtown Park, near Dublin, Ire. died Oct. 22, 1903, London, Eng.       Irish historian of rationalism and European morals whose study of Georgian England became a classic.       Lecky was educated at… …   Universalium

  • Lecky — biographical name William Edward Hartpole 1838 1903 Irish historian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Lecky — /lek ee/, n. William Edward Hartpole /hahrt pohl/, 1838 1903, Irish essayist and historian. * * * …   Universalium

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