Rescous

Rescous

Res"cous\ (r?s"k?s), n. [OE., fr. OF. rescousse, fr. rescourre, p. p. rescous, to rescue. See Rescue.]

1. Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. (Law) See Rescue, 2. [Obs.]
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