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Complete Definition of "nesh"

English

Etymology
Old English hnesc = "soft". Cognate with Dutch nesch (OED).

Pronunciation
IPA|/n��/
rhymes|��

Adjective
nesh

  1. UK averse|Averse to cold weather; soft, delicate; of persons sensitive to the cold.

#:*1913, "No, tha'd drop down stiff, as dead as a door-knob, wi' thy nesh sides." � DH Lawrence, Sons and Lovers

Usage notes
This word is a fairly widespread dialect term, occuring in the English North West Midlands, the East Midlands, the North West and South Yorkshire.

tr:nesh
zh:nesh

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