pize1
/pʌɪz/(also pars) English regional in later use
noun
Used in various exclamatory or imprecatory expressions, as pize on (also upon); pize take, pize light upon; out a pize, what a pize.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in First Part of Jeronimo. Origin uncertain; perhaps a euphemistic alteration of pest or pox.
pize2
/pʌɪz/English regional (northern )
verb
1To strike; specifically to hit (a ball) with the hand in the game of pize-ball.
2 [no object] To throw or bowl (a ball) in pize-ball.
3To throw a ball to (the batter) in pize-ball.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Pegge (1733–1800), antiquary and writer. Origin uncertain; perhaps cognate with or borrowed from Middle Dutch pisen to play the game of ‘pisen’, of unknown origin.
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- musica figurata
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