lore1
n.
a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject:
farming lore.
Etymology
OE lār ‘instruction’, of Gmc origin: rel. to learn.
lore2
n.
Zoology the surface on each side of a bird's head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or between the eye and nostril in snakes.
Etymology
C19: from L. lorum ‘strap’.