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FEEZE
Etymology
Noun
feeze (plural feezes)
(obsolete) fretful excitement
a race; a run; a running start, as for a leap
vexation; worry; fret
Verb
feeze (third-person singular simple present feezes, present participle feezing, simple past and past participle feezed)
to drive off; frighten away; put to flight
to drive; compel; urge
to beat; whip; chastise
to vex; worry; harass; plague; tease; disturb
to defeat; settle or finish
to fret; be in a fume; worry
to sneeze
to untwist; ravel out
to dawdle; loiter
(Scotland) to screw; twist; tighten by screwing.
Source: Wiktionary
Feeze, v. t. Etym: [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see Feese.]
1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] Jamieson.
2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written also feaze, feize, pheese.] Beau. & Fl. To feeze up, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
Feeze, n.
Definition: Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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