lesk

noun — 2 senses

lesk

noun

/lɛsk/

Etymology 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.

1

Dialectal The loin; flank.

2

Dialectal The groin.

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