touse Meaning, Definition & Usage

Touse, Touze transitive verb & intransitive verb (Also<

• Touse
• Touze

)

Etymology

OE. tosen See tease, and cf. Tose, Toze.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Toused ; present participle & verbal noun Tousing

Definitions

1. To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. Prov. Eng. Shak.

   As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed. Spenser.

Touse noun

Definitions

1. A pulling; a disturbance. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.