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nesh
adjective 
  1. averse, Averse to cold weather; soft, delicate; of persons sensitive to the cold.
  • 1913, "No, tha'd drop down stiff, as dead as a door-knob, wi' thy sides." " DH Lawrence, Sons and Lovers
Etymology: Old English hnesc = "soft". Cognate with Dutch nesch (OED).

     
 
  

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