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losels

losels is the plural of losel.

Meaning of losel

Noun

losel (plural losels)

  1. (archaic) A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
    • Dowtles such losels
      Make the churche to be
      In smale auctoryte; […]c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 65, lines 138–140
    Synonyms:
    lidderon

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Questions about losels

What is losels the plural of?
Losels is the plural of losel.

Words near losels in the dictionary

  1. Losees
  2. losel
  3. losell
  4. losells
  5. loselry
  6. losels
  7. loseng
  8. losenge
  9. losenger
  10. losengers
  11. losenges

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