nesh
/ (nɛʃ) /
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adjective dialect
sensitive to the cold
timid or cowardly
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Word Origin for nesh
from Old English hnesce; related to Gothic hnasqus tender, soft; of obscure origin
Words nearby nesh
nervy, n.e.s., Nesacaine, Nesbit, nescience, nesh, nesosilicate, ness, Nesselrode, Nessie, nesslerize
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