izzard

American

[iz-erd] / ˈɪz ərd /

noun

Chiefly Dialect.

the letter Z.

izzard British

/ ˈɪzəd /

noun

archaic the letter Z

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Etymology

Origin of izzard

First recorded in 1730–40; variant of zed

Example Sentences

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You know the subject from A to izzard.

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For the carcass of an izzard he received only ten francs; and for the skins two or three more!

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I know the whole thing from A to izzard.

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Above us rose tremendous precipices, terminating in jagged peaks, on which my guide with his practised eye discerned a herd of izzards.

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After several "pieces" had been endured, "Pa" said, "Play my piece, Cory Belle"; so we had "Bingen on the Rhine" played and sung from A to izzard.

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