LUSK

Etymology

Adjective

lusk (comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk)

lazy or slothful

(UK, dialectal) full; ripe

Noun

lusk (plural lusks)

a lazy or slothful person

Verb

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

(obsolete) To be idle or unemployed.

Anagrams

• sulk

Proper noun

Lusk (countable and uncountable, plural Lusks)

A surname.

A town in Fingal, formerly in Dublin, Ireland.

An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.

An unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States.

A town, the county seat of Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lusk is the 2803rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12847 individuals. Lusk is most common among White (85.9%) individuals.

Anagrams

• sulk

Source: Wiktionary


Lusk, a.

Definition: Lazy; slothful. [Obs.]

Lusk, n.

Definition: A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Obs.] T. Kendall.

Lusk, v. i.

Definition: To be idle or unemployed. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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