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lubish

lubish adjective: relating to denominations belonging to a money of account formerly in extensive mercantile use in North Germany.

Adjective

lubish (comparative more lubish, superlative most lubish)

  1. (historical, monetary) Relating to denominations belonging to a money of account formerly in extensive mercantile use in North Germany.
  2. (UK, dialectal) Genuine; authorised; sterling.

Forms of lubish

comparativemore lubish
superlativemost lubish
alternative Scotlandlupish

Origin of lubish

From Middle Low German lübsch or Middle Dutch lubesch, both ("of Lübeck"). Compare German lübisch (“of Lübeck”).

Questions about lubish

What does lubish mean?
Lubish means relating to denominations belonging to a money of account formerly in extensive mercantile use in North Germany.
What part of speech is lubish?
Lubish is an adjective.

Words near lubish in the dictionary

  1. lubing up
  2. Lubins
  3. Lubinski
  4. Lubinskis
  5. lubiprostone
  6. lubish
  7. lubisprostone
  8. Lubitschian
  9. Lubitz
  10. Lubitzes
  11. lubki

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