cuisse
noun
ˈkwis 
variants or less commonly cuish
ˈkwish
: a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh see armor illustration
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cusseis, plural, from Anglo-French quisez, plural of quissel, from quisse thigh, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- feeders
- feedhead
- feedholes
- feeding
- feeding (on, upon, or off)
- feeding board
- feeding bottle
- feeding cup
- feeding frenzies
- feeding frenzy
- feeding ground
- feeding head
- feeding off
- feeding on
- feeding on, upon, or off
- feeding rod
- feeding station
- feeding tube
- feeding upon
- feedings
- feedlot
- feedlots
- feeds
- feeds (on, upon, or off)
- feeds off