Definition of "kuss" []

• An obsolete form of kiss.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "* The word kiss comes from the Old English cyssan from the proto-Germanic kussijanan or kuss, which is probably based on the sound kissing can make."
• "'Molly o' Long Shay were noan sich a beauty, bud aw felt as aw could aw liked to ha 'kuss'd her that day, an' no mistak '."
• "'kuss' sounds as if it ought to be a cushion, but it is not; it is a kiss, while a 'kissen' is a cushion."