TWEEZING

Verb

tweezing

present participle of tweeze

Source: Wiktionary


TWEEZE

Tweese, Tweeze, n. Etym: [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. étuis, pl. of étui 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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THEORETICAL

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