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(kwis)

noun

a piece of armor to protect the thigh

also cuish

Origin: ME cuissues < OFr cuisseaux, pl. of cuissel < cuisse, thigh < L coxa, hip: see coxa

See cuisse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cuisse

noun

Plate armor worn to protect the front of the thigh.

Origin: Middle English quisse, probably back-formation from quisseues, pl. of quisseu, cuisse, from Old French quisseuz, pl. of quissel, from quisse, thigh, from Latin coxa, hip.

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