PIZE

Etymology 1

Noun

pize (countable and uncountable, plural pizes)

(archaic) Pox; pest; used as an imprecation.

Etymology 2

Verb

pize (third-person singular simple present pizes, present participle pizing, simple past and past participle pized)

(transitive, dialect, Yorkshire) To strike or hit (a person).

Source: Wiktionary



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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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