diz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tool, often a flat circle, with one or more holes for passing wool through to form roving of a specified thickness.
verb
  1. To pass wool through a diz.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of de
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of dee
name
  1. A surname
  2. A nickname

Pronunciation

/dɪz/

Word forms

diz dizzes dizzing dizzed Dizs Dizes

Etymology

Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff.

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