leas|ing

leas|ing
leas|ing «LEE zihng», noun. Scottish.
2. a lie; a falsehood: »

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing (Psalms 5:6).

[Old English lēasung < lēasian to lie < lēas false]

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