tchiesse

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Etymology

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French cuisse, quisse, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin thigh, from Latin coxa (hip).

Noun

tchiesse f (plural tchiesses)

  1. (Guernsey, anatomy) thigh
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 518:
      I' n'en reste ni tchiesse ni aïle.
      There remains neither leg nor wing.