tuzzy--prophetes.ai

tuzzy

tuzzy
  (ˈtʌzɪ)
  [See tuz and next, and cf. tussy.]
  (See quot.)

1890 Sci. Amer. 1 Mar. 131/3 A ball of horsehair, such as is used by copper plate printers to assist in freeing their hands from ink (they call it a ‘tuzzy’).

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