feazing

[fee-zing]

noun Nautical.

Often, feazings. an unraveled portion at the end of a rope.

Origin:
1815–25; feaze¹ + -ing¹

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Feazing is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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verb (used with object), feazed, feaz·ing. Nautical.

to untwist (the end of a rope).

Origin:
1560–70; akin to Dutch vezelen to fray, Middle Dutch veze frayed edge, Old English fæs fringe

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