sice
/ˈsaɪs/
sice is the alternative spelling of sais.
Meaning of sais
Noun
sais (plural saises)
- A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.
- Not one of them [horse dealers] will venture a horse, he is about to sell, in the stables of the intended purchaser, unless attended by one of his own syces, or grooms, who both knows and is known by the animal. If the horse be very old, or naturally dull, the syce takes care to ply him with spices...1808, Thomas Williamson, Oriental Field Sports; being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East … In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Printed by W[illiam] Bulmer...
- usually syce: chauffeur, driver.
- House servants are usually either Chinese or Tamil, the former predominating, especially in towns of any size. The domestic staff will in general consist of a houseboy (in large establishments two houseboys), a water carrier (tukang ayer), whose duties include washing dishes and preparing baths, a...1935, Ralph Lionel German, Handbook to British Malaya, 1935, [London]: [R. L. German]: Obtainable from the Malay Information Agency, Waterlow and Sons, →OCLC, page 50
Noun
sice (plural sices)
- The number six in a game of dice.
- In their common game, the most fortunate throw is thought to have been three Sices[…]1680, Thomas Godwyn, Romanae historiae anthologia recognita et aucta, page 112
Verb
sice (third-person singular simple present sices, present participle sicing, simple past and past participle siced)
- To excite.
- He was siced about going, and I could tell he seemed to be especially pressed about having a sidekick. And, best of all, admission was free with the passes he'd copped from some honey he met at lunch.2001, Robert L. Anderson, Finding Salliq
- sice me up … and now you're feeling so excited … I'm siced2010 May 9, SaulReel, "I'm Siced" (song), in the video "SaulReel In Studio Performance Of I'm Siced" [rhymed with riced]
Forms of sice
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sices |
| alternative form | sise |
| alternative form | size |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | sices |
| present participle | sicing |
| past participle | siced |
| past | siced |
Origin of sice
From Middle English sys, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French sis, sies. Doublet of six.
Words that rhyme with sice
Questions about sice
- What does sice mean?
- Sice means the number six in a game of dice.
- What is sice the alternative spelling of?
- Sice is the alternative spelling of sais.
- What part of speech is sice?
- Sice can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce sice?
- Sice is pronounced /ˈsaɪs/.
- What is the plural of sice?
- The plural of sice is sices.
Words near sice in the dictionary
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