feeze (plural feezes)
(obsolete) fretful excitement
a race; a run; a running start, as for a leap
vexation; worry; fret
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
