tuz, tuzz
(tʌz)
[Perhaps identical with *tus in tussy and tus(se)mose: see tuzzy-muzzy. But it may be related to touse n. 2, a tousled mass (of hair).]
A tuft of hair; in quot. applied to whiskers: dial. a knot of wool or hair.
| 1693 Dryden Persius iv. 90 With odorous Oyl thy head and hair are sleek; And then thou kemb'st the Tuzzes on thy Cheek. 1847–78 Halliwell, Tuz, a knot of wool or hair. Leic. |