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izzard

[ iz-erd ]

noun

, Chiefly Dialect.
  1. the letter Z.


izzard

/ ˈɪzəd /

noun

  1. archaic.
    the letter Z
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard1

First recorded in 1730–40; variant of zed
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Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard1

C18: from earlier ezed, probably from Old French et zède, literally: and zed
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Example Sentences

You know the subject from A to izzard.

Many a hotel traveller at Eaux Bonnes may be heard praising our izzard’s flesh, when it is only a quarter of young kid he’s been dining upon.

I know the whole thing from A to izzard.

My guide, whose heart was evidently more in the hunting than in his present business, became half wild with excitement at the sight of these izzards.

After several "pieces" had been endured, "Pa" said, "Play my piece, Cory Belle"; so we had "Bingen on the Rhine" played and sung from A to izzard.

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