Crossword-Solution: LOBAS 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Journey of Bulger and the Little Baron to Central Asia—Benè-agâ, the Blind Guide—Their Passage through the Great Gloomy Forest and their Perilous Flight down the Rocky Steps of Bōga-Drappa—Adventures among the Umi-Lobas or Man-Hoppers, in the Dominion of King Gâ-roo, 136 CHAPTER VIII.

The Man-Hoppers—such was my translation of their name, Umi-Lobas—ranged themselves in a circle around Bulger and me, threw themselves on their faces, so to speak—for their arms were ridiculously out of all proportion to their bodies—and threatened with shrill outcries and menacing movements, to kick Bulger and me to death instantly unless we surrendered unconditionally.

Bulger repeatedly showed his teeth, and gave vent to short, spiteful barks as the Umi-Lobas continued their, to him, unseemly behavior.

Finally, between the pauses of laughter I caught such words as: “Pendulum-legs!” “Man-scissors!” “Man Tongs!” “Flip-flop! Wiggle-waggle!” “Here she goes, there she goes!” Such were a few of the terms expressive of the impression which my poor unoffending legs made upon the minds of the Umi-Lobas.

After a consultation, it was determined to dispatch two of their number for a sort of porte-chaise in use among the Umi-Lobas in which to transport Bulger and me to the King’s palace.