feeze
or feaze
[ feez, feyz ]
/ fiz, feɪz /
noun Dialect.
a state of vexation or worry.
a violent rush or impact.
Nearby words
feen, feet, feet of clay, feet on the ground, feetfirst, feeze, fef, fehling's solution, fei, feign, feigned
Origin of feeze
1350–1400; Middle English fese blast, rush, fesen to drive, chase, frighten; compare Old English (Anglian) fēsan, (West Saxon) fȳsan
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British Dictionary definitions for feeze
feeze
feaze
dialect
verb
(tr) to beat
to drive off
mainly US to disconcert; worry
noun
a rush
mainly US a state of agitation
Word Origin for feeze
Old English fēsian
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