greeze
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See gree (“a step”).
Noun
greeze (plural greezes)
- (obsolete) A step.
- 1549 March 25 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “.] The Second Sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer, which He Preached before King Edward .”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, , London: John Day, , published 1562, →OCLC, folio 37, recto:
- This Scala celi, is the true ladder that bryngeth a man to heauen, the toppe of the ladder or fyrſte greeſe, is this. Who ſo euer calleth vpon the name of the Lord, ſhalbe ſaued.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
An alteration of grease.
Noun
greeze (countable and uncountable, plural greezes)
- (Bermuda, countable) A large and fulfilling meal; a feast.
- 1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press:
- Man, I'm hungry! Let's go for a greeze!
- 2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 2022-12-12:
- Where do you get your favourite 'greeze'?
- (Bermuda, uncountable) A large quantity of food.
- 2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 December 2022:
- 12:30pm: Went tahn to get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry.
References
- “greeze”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
