Definitions For Lusk

Verb

{{en-verb}} (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed.

Noun

LUSK (plural LUSKs) a lazy or slothful person : (T. Kendall)

Adjective

lazy or slothful (UK, dialectal) full; ripe

Etymology

From Middle English lusk, from {{der, en, non, lǫskr, t=weak, idle}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *laskwaz, t=sluggish, dull, lazy}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *lēyd-, t=to let, subside}}. Cognate with {{cog, dum, lasch, , flabby, loose}}, {{cog, gml, lasch}}, las, , tired, dull. {{doublet, en, lush}}.

Anagrams

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