scruze, v. Now dial.
(skruːz)
Also 7–8 scruse, (7 screwze).
[? Suggested by screw and squeeze vbs.]
trans. To squeeze.
| 1590 Spenser F.Q. ii. xi. 46 Having scruzd out of his carrion corse The lothfull life. Ibid. ii. xii. 56 Whose sappy liquor, that with fulnesse sweld, Into her cup she scruzd with daintie breach Of her fine fingers. 1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. vii. (1623) 530 Those huge sums, which he had scruzed out of Stephen. 1624 Bp. Hall True Peace-Maker Wks. (1625) 542 The oppressing Gentleman, that..scruzes his Tenants to death. 1664 Court & Kitchin Eliz. Cromwell 114 Scruze into it the juice of two or three lemons. 1683 Moxon Mech. Exerc., Printing 186 The whole Stick of Letters..are screwzed together. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), To Scruse, to crowd, to press or thrust hard. |