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  • (For example, the juice of ‘hiza’, a poisonous fig tree in Mexico, can burn the eyes like lye.)

    1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999

  • He wrote a _Relacion de las cosas mas notables que hiza en el Peru, siendo Virev Don Francisco de

    History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

  • Coming back to Deptford, old Bagwell walked a little way with me, and would have me in to his daughter's, and there he being gone 'dehors, ego had my volunte de su hiza'.

    Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

  • Coming back to Deptford, old Bagwell walked a little way with me, and would have me in to his daughter's, and there he being gone 'dehors, ego had my volunte de su hiza'.

    Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1665 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

  • Also note how his posture is bent over to his right at the beginning - inviting his opponent to attack with hiza guruma for example.

    Planet Judo 2010

  • These otaku pillows are a Japanese joke coming from the word "hiza makura", which means to rest your head in someone's lap and is made using the characters for "lap" and "pillow".

    Japundit - Published news 2009

  • Kevin McGrath threw for ippon twice with hiza-guruma.

    Planet Judo 2008

  • The ref was blocking my view of the first one, but upon reviewing the video I'm pretty sure it was hiza-guruma.

    Planet Judo 2008

  • "And if I'm locked in 'my coffin there'll be no truth, for John's a consummate liar and I must watch after hiza, isn't that right,

    The Machineries of Joy Bradbury, Ray, 1920- 1949

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