subs. (old).—See quots.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. LARE-OVER, said when the true name of the thing must (in decency) be concealed.
1725. A New Canting Dictionary, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. LAREOVERS FOR MEDLERS, an answer frequently given to children, or young people, as a rebuke for their impertinent curiosity, in enquiring what is contained in a box, bundle, or any other closed conveyance.
