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lass

   [las]
noun
1.
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
2.
a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin

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Lasses is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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las·si

  [las-ee, luhs-ee]
noun
an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
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lass
c.1300, from a Scandinavian source, probably akin to O.Swed. løsk kona "unmarried woman," but also perhaps related to O.N. loskr "idle, weak," W.Fris. lask "light, thin." "Used now only of mean girls" [Johnson, who also has lasslorn "forsaken by his mistress"]. Scottish dim. lassie first recorded
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