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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
