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English
Etymology
Said to be from "Z.C.", initials of Zachariah Clifton, known for enjoying strong coffee.
Noun
zeese (uncountable)
- (Boontling) Coffee.
1985, Kit Robinson, Windows, page 43:Coffee at the House of Zeese in Boonville.
2011, Mim Harrison, Wicked Good Words: From Johnnycakes to Jug Handles:Tip: ask for a horn of Zeese if you want to blend in.
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Etymology
From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs. /ik/ changed into /iː/.
Pronunciation
Numeral
zeese
- six
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 16