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Webster 1913 Edition

Lusk

Lusk

(lŭsk)
,
Adj.
Lazy; slothful.
[Obs.]

Lusk

,
Noun.
A lazy fellow; a lubber.
[Obs.]
T. Kendall.

Lusk

,
Verb.
I.
To be idle or unemployed.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Lusk

LUSK

,
Adj.
Lazy; slothful. [Not in use.]

LUSK

,
Noun.
A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

lusk

lusk

English

Adjective

lusk ‎(comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk)

  1. lazy or slothful

Noun

lusk ‎(plural lusks)

  1. a lazy or slothful person
    (Can we find and add a quotation of T. Kendall to this entry?)

Verb

lusk ‎(third-person singular simple present lusks, present participle lusking, simple past and past participle lusked)

  1. (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed.

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

lusk m

  1. pod (of a leguminous plant)

Etymology

From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr ‎(“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz, *latskwaz ‎(“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēid- ‎(“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch ‎(“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las ‎(“tired, dull”). See lash.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌsk

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