teazer
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Apparently an alteration of teaser, referring to it being lighter than formal punitive instruments.
Noun edit
teazer (plural teazers)
- sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.
Etymology 2 edit
Corrupted from French tiser (“to feed a fire”).
Noun edit
teazer (plural teazers)
- The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glassworking.
- 1849, Apsley Pellatt, Curiosities of Glass Making:
- The above four sets of workmen, with a teazer and lear man, changing every six hours, constitute the complement for one furnace