CUISSE Meaning of CUISSE in English [ kwɪs ](also cuish kwɪʃ ) ■ noun historical a piece of armour for the thigh.OriginME (orig. in plural): from OFr. ~aux , plural of ~l , from late L. coxale , from coxa 'hip'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004