What does "leese" mean?
Leese: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Additional senses
- 2.To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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