cuisse
noun
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
cuish
-
a variation of
cuisse.
Example Sentences
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Kisser, which is said still to exist, means a maker of cuishes, thigh-armour, Fr, cuisses— "Helm, cuish, and breastplate streamed with gore."
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
