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 Lich a. Like. [Obs.]

 Lich n.  A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]
 Lich fowl Zool., the European goatsucker; -- called also lich owl.
 Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
 Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer.
 Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
 Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.]
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