"lunzie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lunzies [plural]
Etymology: From Scots. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|sco|-}} Scots Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunzie (plural lunzies)
  1. (UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) Waist. Tags: Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lunzie-en-noun-sFARgRYy Categories (other): British English, Northern England English

Inflected forms

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