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lass

Pronunciation: /las/
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Definition of lass

noun

chiefly Scottish & Northern English
  • a girl or young woman:he married a lass from Yorkshire village lasses

Origin:

Middle English: based on Old Norse laskura (feminine adjective) 'unmarried'

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