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lesk.

The loin; flank.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɛsk/
  1. The loin; flank.

    dialectal
  2. The groin.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English leske, probably from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though note Mercian Old English lēsca. Cognate with Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske.

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