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Reeved vs Reezed - What's the difference?

reeved | reezed |

As adjectives the difference between reeved and reezed

is that reeved is (nautical) of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley while reezed is (obsolete) grown rank; rancid; rusty.

As a verb reeved

is (reeve).

reeved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (reeve)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) Of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley.

    • Anagrams

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    reezed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Grown rank; rancid; rusty.
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez'd bacon-soords shall feast his family.
  • * Marston
    • reezed bacon