excuss
transitive verb
ex·cuss
ikˈskəs,
ek-
-ed/-ing/-es
1
obsolete : to shake off or out : discard
2
obsolete : to investigate as if by shaking out : discuss
3
: to proceed against (a principal debtor) before falling back on a surety
Word History
Etymology
Latin excussus, past participle of excutere, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -cutere (from quatere to shake)