Obs. Also 5 laske. [? a. ONF. *lasque = Central OF. lasche: see LASH a.] Loose (in the bowels); relaxed, weak. Cf. LASH a. 2.
c. 1460. J. Russell, Bk. Nurture, 91. He [buttir] norishethe a man to be laske.
1721. Bailey, Lask, loose in the Belly.
1727. Bradley, Fam. Dict., s.v. Fever, His [horse’s] lips and all his body grows lask and feeble.
