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teazer

/ˈtiːzə(ɹ)/

teazer noun: sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.

Noun (1)

teazer (plural teazers)

  1. sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.

Noun (2)

teazer (plural teazers)

  1. The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glassworking.
    • The above four sets of workmen, with a teazer and lear man, changing every six hours, constitute the complement for one furnace1849, Apsley Pellatt, Curiosities of Glass Making

Forms of teazer

pluralteazers

Origin of teazer

Apparently an alteration of teaser, referring to it being lighter than formal punitive instruments.

Corrupted from French tiser (“to feed a fire”).

Words that rhyme with teazer

Questions about teazer

What does teazer mean?
Teazer means sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.
What part of speech is teazer?
Teazer is a noun.
How do you pronounce teazer?
Teazer is pronounced /ˈtiːzə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of teazer?
The plural of teazer is teazers.

Words near teazer in the dictionary

  1. teazeled
  2. teazeling
  3. teazelled
  4. teazelling
  5. teazels
  6. teazer
  7. teazers
  8. teazes
  9. teazing
  10. teazings
  11. teazle

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