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Cess vs Cuss - What's the difference?

cess | cuss |

As nouns the difference between cess and cuss

is that cess is an assessed tax while cuss is a curse.

As verbs the difference between cess and cuss

is that cess is to levy a cess while cuss is to use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.

cess

English

(wikipedia cess)

Alternative forms

* Cess

Etymology 1

Shortened form of assess, spelled by analogy with census and other Latinate words.

Noun

(es)
  • (British, Ireland) An assessed tax.
  • * '>citation
  • (British, Ireland, informal) Luck
  • (obsolete) Bound; measure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess .

    Verb

  • (British, Ireland) To levy a .
  • * '>citation
    • Derived terms
    * bad cess
    See also
    * cease * cessation

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from an archaic dialect word meaning "bog".

    Noun

    (es)
  • (rail transport) The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
    • Derived terms
    * cess path * cess heave

    See also

    * cesspool * cesspit

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) cesser. See cease.

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To cease; to neglect.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    cuss

    English

    Etymology 1

    American English dialect pronunciation of (m).

    Verb

    (es)
  • To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
    • Derived terms
    * cuss out

    Noun

    (cusses)
  • A curse.
  • A curse word.

    • Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (cusses)
  • A fellow, person.