Tweese

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tweese \Tweese\, Tweeze \Tweeze\ (tw[=e]z), n. [OE. tweeze,
     tweese, fr. F. ['e]tuis, pl. of ['e]tui a case, sheath, box;
     probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in
     which articles could be carried, OHG. st[=u]hha, G. stauche a
     short and narrow muff. Cf {Etui}, {Tweezers}.]
     A surgeon's case of instruments. --Howell.


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