lassockn.
/ˈlasək/, U.S. /ˈlæsək/, Scottish English /ˈlasək/ Scottish.
A little girl.
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1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 105 I mind, when I was a gilpey of a lassock, seeing the Duke.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. ix. 267 I wadna for ever sae muckle that even the lassock Mattie kenn'd ony thing about it.
1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne i A young lassock's petticoat from the linen-press.
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n.1816- for a push
- for a rainy day
- for a season
- for a shift
- for a song
- for a space
- for a spell
- for a spurt
- for a start
- for a start-off
- for a starter
- for a startoff
- for a sudden
- for a surety
- for a then-skill
- for a thenskill
- for a thing's sake
- for a truth
- for a wanworth
- for a wonder
- for account
- for account of
- for adventure
- for again
- for al þan