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tweese |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tweese \Tweese\, Tweeze \Tweeze\, n. [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr F. ['e]tuis, pl of ['e]tui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. st[=u]hha, G. stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf {Etui}, {Tweezers}.] A surgeon's case of instruments. --Howell.
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