pricklouse
English
/ˈpɹɪklaʊs/
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) A tailor.
- (pejorative) A lousy person.
Etymology
Compound from English prick + English louse.
Origin
English
louse
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- booklouse English
- delouse English
- fingerprick English
- head louse English
- headlouse English
- louse English
- louse-ridden English
- louseborne English
- louselike English
- louseling English
- lousewort English
- lousicide English
- lousy English
- pinprick English
- prick English
- pricker English
- prickery English
- pricket English
- pricketh English
- prickette English
- prickface English
- prickhead English
- prickish English
- prickless English
- prickpunch English
- prickshaft English
- pricksong English
- prickteaser English
- prickwad English
- prickwood English
- pricky English
- superprick English
- woodlouse English
- Laus German
- lous Middle English
- prik Middle English
- laŭso Esperanto
- briog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- laus Tok Pisin
- louse
- prick
- lousy
- pricky
- delouse
- pricket
- pricker
- prickwad
- pinprick
- pricketh
- prickish
- prickery
- lousicide
- pricksong
- prickface
- woodlouse
- lousewort
- headlouse
- prickhead
- louselike
- prickless
- booklouse
- prickwood
- louseling
- prickette
- head louse
- louseborne
- superprick
- prickshaft
- prickpunch
- fingerprick
- prickteaser
- louse-ridden