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Definition of Meazel

1. n. See 1st Measle.

Definition of Meazel

1. a leper [n -S] - See also: leper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meazel

Literary usage of Meazel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period, Including an by Henry Sweet (1879)
"Shuy-meazel, 186. I cannot find any certain explanation of this possibly the shug of ... See meazel. If I am correct the phrase means 'measly pig.' epithet. ..."

2. Specimens of English Dialects: I. Devonshire: an Exmoor Scolding and Courtship by William Hutton, Walter William Skeat (1879)
"Shug-meazel, 186. I cannot find any certain explanation of this epithet. ... See meazel. If I am correct the phrase means 'measly pig. ..."

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