teazer

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/ˈtiːzə(ɹ)/

noun

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

OriginFrench tiser →
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Meanings

teazer1

nounteazer (plural teazers)

plural teazers

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

teazer2

nounteazer (plural teazers)

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 furnace

    1849, Apsley Pellatt, Curiosities of Glass Making

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sennet whip

Origin

teazer · noun

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

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teazer · noun

  1. Frenchtiser“to feed a fire”
  2. Englishteazer

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with teazer

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APA

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“teazer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teazer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teazer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teazer.

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