zuz
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of zuz
First recorded in 1685–95; from Hebrew zūz, from Aramaic zūzā, from Akkadian zūzu “half, division,” from zūzu “to divide”
Example Sentences
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And a staff came and smote the dog which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
His father had started on the curious Chaldaic recitative that wound it up: One only kid, one only kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
And a fire came and burnt the staff, which had smitten the dog, which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
And a water came and extinguished the fire, which had burnt the staff, which had smitten the dog, which had bitten the cat, which had devoured the kid, which my father bought for two zuzim.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
And a dog came and bit the cat which had devoured the kid which my father bought for two zuzim.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
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