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Definition of Leese
1. v. t. To lose.
2. v. t. To hurt.
Definition of Leese
1. Verb. (obsolete) To lose. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To release, set free. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To loosen, unfasten. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leese
1. to lose [v LORE, LORN, LEESING, LEESES] - See also: lose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leese
Literary usage of Leese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United States Vs. Andres Castillero: "New Almaden" : Transcript of the by Andrés Castillero, United States (1860)
"Jacob P. leese; place of residence, Monterey. A. 2.—I was ; I first became
acquainted with him about the month of May, 1836, when he first came to ..."
2. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... FRANCE, AND THE US— STEARNS, leese, AND WARNER—SUTTER'S POLICY—CONSEJO GENERAL
AT SANTA BARBARA, AND ITS BEARING ON FOREIGN SCHEMES—VIEWS OF STEARNS AND ..."
3. Plumpton Correspondence: A Series of Letters, Chiefly Domestick, Written in by Edward Plumpton (1839)
"... for fere that ye leese them. I remit all these matters to your wisdom, and
thus I beseech Almighty Jesu send your mastership good speed. ..."
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