Obs. Also 6 leuell suse. [app. from an altered form of the Fr. phr. lever le cul (see LEVEL-COIL), in which assise (seat) was substituted, as more decent, for cul. Skelton’s form may be due to association with F. sus up.] = LEVEL-COIL.
1522. Skelton, Why not to Court? 139. We haue cast vp our war, And made a worthy trewse, With, gup, leuell suse!
1608. Sylvester, Du Bartas, II. iv. IV. Decay, 41. Ambitious hearts do play at Level sice [orig. F. Ces cœurs ambitieux iouent au boute hors].
