leese
Leese
Leese\ (l[=e]z), v. t. [See Lose.] To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. --Lord Burleigh.Webster's Revised
Leese
Leese\, v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]ser, L. laesus, p. p. of laedere.] To hurt. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Leese
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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