Cuish
/kwɪʃ/noun
A piece of armor worn to protect the thigh.
Did you know?Cuish is a variant of cuisse, whose ancestry traces back to Latin coxa, meaning “hip,” a root preserved in medical words for hip disorders.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
coxa
“Hip or thigh”
12th Century
Old French
cuisse
“Thigh; the leg above the knee”
14th Century
Middle English
cuisse
“A protective armor plate for the thigh”
15th–16th Century
English
cuishe
“A thigh defense in a suit of armor”
Modern English
English
cuish
“A piece of armor protecting the thigh”