leglen

noun

leg·​len

variants or leglin

ˈleglə̇n

plural -s

Scottish

: a milk pail

the lady … came forth to see her maidens pass to the herds with their leglens

—Sir Walter Scott

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Middle Dutch legelkijn, lagelijn small flask, diminutive of lagel, lagele, legel, legele flask, cask, from Latin lagena large flask

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