Meaning of liisk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lot (an agreed action to make a decision for or against someone)
2. a draw used to determine army conscripts in the Russian Empire until 1914
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“liisk on langenud”

the die is cast

“Sügisel liisku minnes oli Jaagup peenike nagu piibuork: ei andnud mõõtu täis ja jäeti teiseks aastaks.”

By autumn, when Jaagup was to be conscripted, he was as thin as a pipe cleaner. He was found unfit for service and released until the following year.

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