The Collaborative International Dictionary
Teazer
Teazer \Tea"zer\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.]
The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works.
--Tomlinson.
Wiktionary
teazer
Etymology 1 n. sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy Etymology 2
n. The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glassworking.
Wikipedia
Teazer
Teazer may refer to:
- Teazer, a rope used in corporal punishment
- Teazer (ship), an American privateering ship of the War of 1812
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, various ships of the British Royal Navy
- Young Teazer, an American privateer of the War of 1812.
- Teaser (disambiguation)
Usage examples of "teazer".
While Jones and his mask were walking together about the room, to rid themselves of the teazer, he observed his lady speak to several masks, with the same freedom of acquaintance as if they had been barefaced.