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lassie

[ las-ee ]

noun

  1. a young girl; lass.


lassie

/ ˈ±ôæ²õɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a little lass; girl
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Origin of lassie1

First recorded in 1715–25; lass + -ie
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She added that "hundreds of lassies had reported him, but they wouldn't listen".

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"Most of these lassies are like sisters to me now," she said.

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Other clubs might invite women to give speeches, such as the immortal memory or the reply from the lassies at their events, but they stop short of allowing them to become members.

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He did not testify, but his mother Elizabeth Wilson recalled him saying he had been taken down to the river that night, saw a "lassie" get "battered" and fall into the water.

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She said Archie told her: "There was a fight with a wee lassie and she ended up falling in the Leven and they battered the wee lassie."

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