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lass
(lass)
Pronunciation:
/las/
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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