mazzard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mazzard
1570–80; earlier mazer; compare obsolete mazers spots, measles; see -ard
Example Sentences
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MK: Some of my favorites: mazzard for “face.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2012
You're whacked about the mazzard rather more Of late than any other man in town.
From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose
"Nay," answered Beltane, "first let us reason together, let us hark to the wisdom of Folly and grow wise—" "Ha, Roger!" cried one of the men, "tap me this tall rogue on his golden mazzard!"
From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery
The mazzard cherry tree, growing wild throughout the southeastern United States, often yields twenty bushels of fruit.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 by Northern Nut Growers Association
"That which yo lack, mother," replied the sexton, "a mazzard wi' aw th' teeth in't."
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
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