seizern.
/ˈsiːzə/, U.S. /ˈsizər/ One who or that which seizes; spec.† a. A canine tooth. Obsolete.
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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > canine
seizera1425
eyetooth1530
dog-tooth1552
griper1600
canine tooth1607
holder1672
twang1677
peg tooth1681
wick1726
fanger1763
canine1835
cuspid1878
pin tooth1886
stomach-tooth1890
a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xv A good alaunt shuld renne also faste, as a grehounde, and any that he may comme to, he shulde holde wele with his sesoures and not leue it.
b. A person authorized to seize persons or certain goods; = seizor n.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > one authorized to seize goods
seizer1531
seizor1555
1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 16 One halfe of the price of the saide horse..shalbe to the vse of the seysour and arrestour of the same.
1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iv. 60 The Boatman than shall a wise Present make, And give the Fish before the Seizers take.
1809 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. (1815) I. 2 I overheard the head seizer asking the Captain whether he preferred having his wine or his spirits seized.
c. A sporting dog trained to seize the animal hunted.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that retrieves or seizes prey
water dogc1400
findera1425
seizer1718
bird dog1755
catch dog1841
1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia iv. 1162 Full at his [the Serpent's] Throat the nimble Seizer flies.
1854 S. W. Baker Rifle & Hound in Ceylon viii. 200 The pack..comprising..a few couple of immense seizers, a cross between bloodhound and greyhound.
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