What is to lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh called?
leese — To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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