Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A breaking wind.
- n. Same as fise-dog.
Wiktionary
- n. A breaking wind.
Etymologies
- From Middle English fise, fyse, from Old Norse físa ("to break wind"), from Proto-Germanic *fīsanan (“to break wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). More at fist. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“SDF - sans domicile fise - homeless comme ca - like that viens - come”
“SDF - sans domicile fise - homeless comme ca - like that viens - come a cote de lui - next to him ils sont la - they're there”
“Splinters was some sort of a mongrel fise, an insignificant-looking little beast that had come originally from the city and presumably was hopelessly civilized.”
“Holler, en he uz frustrated by de fise dog barkin ', en when he went ter sey' Sing dat good ole song, "Gre't God, dat awful day ob wraf,"'he forgot, en sed, "Granny, will yo' dog bite, "bein 'frustrated 'bout de fise en de dance.”
“Yes, de fise uz behavin 'mighty well; a pow'ful frien'ly, onhankerous lookin' little critter, curled up on de fur eend ob de moaners 'bench jes' in front ob Eli, en not seyin 'a blessed word ter' sturb nobody.”
“Fur 'bout dat time, some ob de wraslin 'ones down 't de fur eend ob de moaners' bench fum der fise, foun 'grace, en begin ter claw de a'r, en ter roll in de straw like.”
“En Eli he fotched his fise dog -- thinkin ''bout de bre'kfus', I reckin.”
“Some sey hit uz Brer Ben Lytle; en some sey hit uz Brer Ike Martin; en some sey hit uz de widder Em'line Spurlock; en some sey hit uz jes 'Ike's fise”
“Ann with her massage, that's no more good than a cat's foot; so I'll just give the parlor a lick and a promise till to-morrow, and 'fise you”
“The trees there are of a good fise, and very clear of obilrudlJng under - woods or vines.”
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