Lubins.

A species of goblins in Normandy that take the form of wolves, and frequent churchyards. They are very timorous, and take flight at the slightest noise.

Il a peur de lubins” (Afraid of ghosts). Said of a chicken-hearted person.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Lower your Sail
Lowlanders of Attica
Lowndean Professor (Cambridge University)
Loy
Loyal
Loys [lo-is]
Luath
Lubber (A)
Lubber’s Hole
Lubberkin or Lubrican. (Irish, Lobaircin or Leprechaun.)
Lubins
Lucasian Professor
Lucasta
Luce
Luce
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucian
Lucifer
Lucifers (1833)
Lucifera [Pride]
Luciferians