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Wiktionary

  1. lusknoun

    a lazy or slothful person

  2. luskverb

    To be idle or unemployed.

  3. luskadjective

    lazy or slothful

  4. Etymology: From *, from lǫskr, from laskwaz, from lēid-. Cognate with lasch, lasch, las. See lash.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Luskadjective

    Idle; lazy; worthless. Dict.

    Etymology: lusche, French.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Luskadjective

    lazy; slothful

  2. Lusknoun

    a lazy fellow; a lubber

  3. Luskverb

    to be idle or unemployed

Wikidata

  1. Lusk

    Lusk is a high-plains town in the eastern part of the state of Wyoming. The town is the seat of Niobrara County. The town was founded in July 1886, by Frank S. Lusk, a renowned Wyoming rancher, partner in the Western Live Stock Company, and stockholder in the Wyoming Central Railway. Cattle ranching remains the primary industry in the town of Lusk. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census. The town of Lusk is known for being the county seat of the least populated county in the least populated state in the US. In comparison, the county is approximately twice the size of the state of Rhode Island, with only 1/500 of the population.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lusk

    lusk, adj. (obs.) lazy.—v.i. to lie about lazily.—adj. Lusk′ish (obs.).—n. Lusk′ishness (Spens.).

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LUSK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lusk is ranked #2803 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lusk surname appeared 12,847 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Lusk.

    85.9% or 11,036 total occurrences were White.
    8.8% or 1,134 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 313 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 213 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 82 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 67 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lusk in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lusk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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