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Sess vs Siss - What's the difference?

sess | siss |

As verbs the difference between sess and siss

is that sess is to lay a tax upon; to assess while siss is to make a hissing sound.

As nouns the difference between sess and siss

is that sess is a tax; an assessment while siss is a hissing noise.

sess

English

Verb

(es)
  • (obsolete) To lay a tax upon; to assess.

    • Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.

    • References

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    siss

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (US, colloquial) A hissing noise.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (US, colloquial, intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
    • a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger
    (Webster 1913)