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lesses

lesses noun: animal dung.

Noun

lesses pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) animal dung
  2. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) lessees.

Origin of lesses

From French laissées, from laisser (“to leave”). See lease (transitive verb).

Questions about lesses

What does lesses mean?
Lesses means animal dung.
What part of speech is lesses?
Lesses is a noun.

Words near lesses in the dictionary

  1. lesser-evilism
  2. lesser-known
  3. lesser-spotted
  4. lesserness
  5. lessers
  6. lesses
  7. lessest
  8. lessgo
  9. lessie
  10. lessies
  11. Lessig

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