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TWEEZED
Verb
tweezed
simple past tense and past participle of tweeze
Source: Wiktionary
TWEEZE
Tweese, Tweeze, n. Etym: [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. Ă©tuis, pl. of Ă©tui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. stuhha, G. stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf Etui, Tweezers.]
Definition: A surgeon's case of instruments. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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