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leglen

noun
leg·​len
variants: or leglin \ ˈleglə̇n \
plural -s

Definition of leglen

Scottish
: a milk pail the lady … came forth to see her maidens pass to the herds with their leglens— Sir Walter Scott

History and Etymology for leglen

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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