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Definition of Teaze
1. to make fun of [v TEAZED, TEAZING, TEAZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teaze
Literary usage of Teaze
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"To harass ; to teaze ; to loiter. West. (5) ». The short run before.leap- ing.
" To fetch his race, ..."
2. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"The Dean thinks you are in the wrong to teaze yourself about your little boy's
not loving his book, and you should be cautious not to give him a distaste to ..."
3. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"The Dean thinks you are in the wrong to teaze yourself about your little boy's
not loving his book, and you should be cautious not to give him a distaste to ..."
4. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"The Dean thinks you are in the wrong to teaze yourself about your little boy's
not loving his book, and you should be cautious not to give him a distaste to ..."
5. The American Definition Spelling Book: In which the Words are Not Only by Abner Kneeland (1814)
"... to teaze wher ry, n. a light river boat for passengers whif fie, v. to prevaricate,
shuffle, trick wheth er, pro. which of the two whim sev, ..."
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